1 {
"verseID": "Nehemiah.2.1",
"source": "וַיְהִ֣י ׀ בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁ נִיסָ֗ן שְׁנַ֥ת עֶשְׂרִ֛ים לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּא הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ יַ֣יִן לְפָנָ֑יו וָאֶשָּׂ֤א אֶת־הַיַּ֙יִן֙ וָאֶתְּנָ֣ה לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְלֹא־הָיִ֥יתִי רַ֖ע לְפָנָֽיו",
"text": "*wə-yhiy* in *ḥōdeš* *nîsān* *šənat* twenty to-*ʾartaḥšasetʾ* the-*melek* *yayin* before-him *wā-ʾeśśāʾ* *ʾet*-the-*yayin* *wā-ʾettənāh* to-the-*melek* *wə-lōʾ*-*hāyîtî* *raʿ* before-him",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yhiy*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it happened/came to pass",
"*ḥōdeš*": "masculine singular construct - month of",
"*nîsān*": "proper noun - Nisan (first month)",
"*šənat*": "feminine singular construct - year of",
"*ʾartaḥšasetʾ*": "proper noun - Artaxerxes",
"*melek*": "masculine singular - king",
"*yayin*": "masculine singular - wine",
"*wā-ʾeśśāʾ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 1st singular - and I lifted up/carried",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*wā-ʾettənāh*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 1st singular - and I gave",
"*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*hāyîtî*": "qal perfect 1st singular - I was/had been",
"*raʿ*": "adjective masculine singular - bad/evil/sad"
},
"variants": {
"*wə-yhiy*": "and it came to pass/happened/was",
"*ḥōdeš*": "month/new moon",
"*raʿ*": "evil/bad/sad/displeased"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Nehemiah.2.2",
"source": "וַיֹּאמֶר֩ לִ֨י הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ מַדּ֣וּעַ ׀ פָּנֶ֣יךָ רָעִ֗ים וְאַתָּה֙ אֵֽינְךָ֣ חוֹלֶ֔ה אֵ֣ין זֶ֔ה כִּי־אִ֖ם רֹ֣עַֽ לֵ֑ב וָאִירָ֖א הַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד",
"text": "*wa-yōʾmer* to-me the-*melek* *maddûaʿ* *pāneykā* *rāʿîm* *wə-ʾattāh* *ʾêynəkā* *ḥôleh* *ʾên* this *kî*-*ʾim* *rōaʿ* *lēb* *wā-ʾîrāʾ* *harbēh* very",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*melek*": "masculine singular - king",
"*maddûaʿ*": "interrogative adverb - why",
"*pāneykā*": "masculine plural noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your face",
"*rāʿîm*": "adjective masculine plural - bad/evil/sad",
"*wə-ʾattāh*": "conjunction + 2nd masculine singular pronoun - and you",
"*ʾêynəkā*": "negative particle + 2nd masculine singular suffix - you are not",
"*ḥôleh*": "qal participle masculine singular - sick/ill",
"*ʾên*": "negative particle - is not",
"*kî*-*ʾim*": "conjunction + conditional particle - but rather/except",
"*rōaʿ*": "noun masculine singular construct - badness/evil of",
"*lēb*": "masculine singular - heart",
"*wā-ʾîrāʾ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 1st singular - and I feared",
"*harbēh*": "adverb - greatly/much"
},
"variants": {
"*pāneykā*": "your face/countenance/presence",
"*rāʿîm*": "sad/evil/troubled/displeased",
"*rōaʿ* *lēb*": "sadness of heart/grief/heaviness of heart",
"*wā-ʾîrāʾ*": "and I was afraid/feared"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Nehemiah.2.3",
"source": "וָאֹמַ֣ר לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לְעוֹלָ֣ם יִחְיֶ֑ה מַדּ֜וּעַ לֹא־יֵרְע֣וּ פָנַ֗י אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָעִ֜יר בֵּית־קִבְר֤וֹת אֲבֹתַי֙ חֲרֵבָ֔ה וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ אֻכְּל֥וּ בָאֵֽשׁ",
"text": "*wā-ʾōmar* to-the-*melek* the-*melek* to-*ʿôlām* *yiḥyeh* *maddûaʿ* *lōʾ*-*yērəʿû* *pānay* *ʾăšer* the-*ʿîr* *bêt*-*qibrôt* *ʾăbōtay* *ḥărēbāh* *û-šəʿāreyhā* *ʾukkəlû* in-the-*ʾēš*",
"grammar": {
"*wā-ʾōmar*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 1st singular - and I said",
"*melek*": "masculine singular - king",
"*ʿôlām*": "masculine singular - forever/eternity",
"*yiḥyeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular jussive - may he live",
"*maddûaʿ*": "interrogative adverb - why",
"*lōʾ*-*yērəʿû*": "negative particle + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - should not be sad",
"*pānay*": "masculine plural noun + 1st singular suffix - my face",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which/when",
"*ʿîr*": "feminine singular - city",
"*bêt*": "masculine singular construct - house of",
"*qibrôt*": "feminine plural construct - graves of",
"*ʾăbōtay*": "masculine plural noun + 1st singular suffix - my fathers",
"*ḥărēbāh*": "adjective feminine singular - desolate/waste",
"*û-šəʿāreyhā*": "conjunction + masculine plural noun + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and its gates",
"*ʾukkəlû*": "pual perfect 3rd common plural - were consumed/devoured",
"*ʾēš*": "feminine singular - fire"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿôlām*": "forever/long life/eternity",
"*yiḥyeh*": "may he live/let him live",
"*yērəʿû*": "be sad/be grieved/be troubled",
"*ḥărēbāh*": "desolate/in ruins/waste/destroyed",
"*ʾukkəlû*": "were consumed/devoured/eaten"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Nehemiah.2.4",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לִי֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ עַל־מַה־זֶּ֖ה אַתָּ֣ה מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ וָֽאֶתְפַּלֵּ֔ל אֶל־אֱלֹהֵ֖י הַשָּׁמָֽיִם",
"text": "*wa-yōʾmer* to-me the-*melek* for-what-this *ʾattāh* *məbaqqēš* *wā-ʾetpallēl* to-*ʾĕlōhê* the-*šāmāyim*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*melek*": "masculine singular - king",
"*ʾattāh*": "2nd masculine singular pronoun - you",
"*məbaqqēš*": "piel participle masculine singular - requesting/seeking",
"*wā-ʾetpallēl*": "conjunction + hithpael imperfect 1st singular - and I prayed",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "masculine plural construct - God of",
"*šāmāyim*": "masculine plural - heavens"
},
"variants": {
"*məbaqqēš*": "seeking/requesting/asking",
"*wā-ʾetpallēl*": "and I prayed/made supplication",
"*ʾĕlōhê* *šāmāyim*": "God of heaven/the heavenly God"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Nehemiah.2.5",
"source": "וָאֹמַ֣ר לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אִם־עַל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ט֔וֹב וְאִם יִיטַ֥ב עַבְדְּךָ֖ לְפָנֶ֑יךָ אֲשֶׁ֧ר תִּשְׁלָחֵ֣נִי אֶל־יְהוּדָ֗ה אֶל־עִ֛יר קִבְר֥וֹת אֲבֹתַ֖י וְאֶבְנֶֽנָּה",
"text": "*wā-ʾōmar* to-the-*melek* if-upon-the-*melek* *ṭôb* *wə-ʾim* *yîṭab* *ʿabdəkā* before-you *ʾăšer* *tišlāḥēnî* to-*yəhûdāh* to-*ʿîr* *qibrôt* *ʾăbōtay* *wə-ʾebnennāh*",
"grammar": {
"*wā-ʾōmar*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 1st singular - and I said",
"*melek*": "masculine singular - king",
"*ṭôb*": "adjective masculine singular - good/pleasing",
"*wə-ʾim*": "conjunction + conditional particle - and if",
"*yîṭab*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - it pleases/is good",
"*ʿabdəkā*": "masculine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your servant",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - that",
"*tišlāḥēnî*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - you would send me",
"*yəhûdāh*": "proper noun - Judah",
"*ʿîr*": "feminine singular construct - city of",
"*qibrôt*": "feminine plural construct - graves of",
"*ʾăbōtay*": "masculine plural noun + 1st singular suffix - my fathers",
"*wə-ʾebnennāh*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 1st singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and I will build it"
},
"variants": {
"*ṭôb*": "good/pleasing/favorable",
"*yîṭab*": "it pleases/is good/is favorable",
"*tišlāḥēnî*": "you would send me/dispatch me",
"*ʾebnennāh*": "I will build it/rebuild it/restore it"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Nehemiah.2.6",
"source": "וַיֹּאמֶר֩ לִ֨י הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ וְהַשֵּׁגַ֣ל ׀ יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת אֶצְל֗וֹ עַד־מָתַ֛י יִהְיֶ֥ה מַ[t]הֲלָכֲךָ֖ וּמָתַ֣י תָּשׁ֑וּב וַיִּיטַ֤ב לִפְנֵֽי־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֔נִי וָֽאֶתְּנָ֥ה ל֖וֹ זְמָֽן",
"text": "*wa-yōʾmer* to-me the-*melek* *wə-ha-šēgal* *yôšebet* beside-him until-when will-be *mahălākăkā* and-when *tāšûb* *wa-yîṭab* before-the-*melek* *wa-yišlāḥēnî* *wā-ʾettənāh* to-him *zəmān*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*melek*": "masculine singular - king",
"*wə-ha-šēgal*": "conjunction + article + feminine singular - and the queen/consort",
"*yôšebet*": "qal participle feminine singular - sitting",
"*mahălākăkā*": "masculine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your journey",
"*tāšûb*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you will return",
"*wa-yîṭab*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it was good/pleasing",
"*wa-yišlāḥēnî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - and he sent me",
"*wā-ʾettənāh*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 1st singular - and I gave/set",
"*zəmān*": "masculine singular - time/appointed time"
},
"variants": {
"*šēgal*": "queen/consort/royal wife",
"*mahălākăkā*": "your journey/trip/travel",
"*zəmān*": "time/appointed time/date"
}
}