Nehemiah 2:7
“Moreover 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;”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Nehemiah 2:7 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Moreover 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;
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the River, that they may let me pass through till I come unto Judah;
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und ich sprach zu dem König: Wenn es den König gut dünkt, so gebe man mir Briefe an die Landpfleger jenseit des Stromes, daß sie mich durchziehen lassen, bis ich nach Juda komme;
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Además dije al rey: Si al rey place, dénseme cartas para los gobernadores de la otra parte del río, que me franqueen el paso hasta que llegue á Judá;
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Disse mais ao rei: Se for do agrado do rei, sejam dadas a mim cartas para os governadores dalém do rio, para que me permitam passar em segurança até que eu chegue a Judá;
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então, eu disse ao rei: "Se for do agrado do rei, que cartas possam ser entregues a mim para os governadores das províncias situadas além do rio, para que eles me permitam passar pelos seus territórios, no meu caminho para Judá.
📖 Nehemiah 2:7 in Context
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;
8And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.
9Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.
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