Nehemiah 2:5
“And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers’ sepulchres, that I may build it.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Nehemiah 2:5 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers’ sepulchres, that I may build it.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favor in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers’ sepulchres, that I may build it.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
und ich sprach zu dem König: Wenn es den König gut dünkt, und wenn dein Knecht wohlgefällig vor dir ist, so bitte ich, daß du mich nach Juda sendest zu der Stadt der Begräbnisse meiner Väter, damit ich sie wieder aufbaue.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y dije al rey: Si al rey place, y si agrada tu siervo delante de ti, que me envíes á Judá, á la ciudad de los sepulcros de mis padres, y la reedificaré.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E respondei ao rei: Se for do agrado do rei, e se teu servo é agradável diante de ti, peço que me envies a Judá, à cidade dos sepulcros de meus pais, para reconstruí-la.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então, eu respondi ao rei: "Se parecer bom ao rei, e se o teu servo tem sido agradável aos teus olhos, vossa majestade poderia enviar-me para Judá, cidade dos selpucros dos meus pais, para que eu possa reconstruí-la".
📖 Nehemiah 2:5 in Context
3And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?
4Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
5And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers’ sepulchres, that I may build it.
6And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.
7Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah;
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