Nehemiah 2:8
“And 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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Nehemiah 2:8 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And 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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
and 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 castle which appertaineth 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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
und einen Brief an Asaph, den Hüter des königlichen Forstes, daß er mir Holz gebe, um die Tore der Burg zu bälken, welche zum Hause gehört, und für die Mauer der Stadt, und für das Haus, in welches ich ziehen werde. Und der König gab es mir, weil die gute Hand meines Gottes über mir war.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y carta para Asaph, guarda del bosque del rey, á fin que me dé madera para enmaderar los portales del palacio de la casa, y para el muro de la ciudad, y la casa donde entraré. Y otorgómelo el rey, según la benéfica mano de Jehová sobre mí.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Como também um carta para Asafe, guarda do jardim do rei, para que me dê madeira para consertar as portas da fortaleza do templo, para o muro da cidade, e para a casa onde entrarei.E o rei me concedeu, segundo a boa mão do SENHOR sobre mim.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Que, dentre elas, haja também uma carta para Asafe, o guarda da floresta do rei, para que ele me dê madeira para fazer as vigas das portas da fortaleza perto do templo, e para o muro da cidade, e para a casa onde morarei". Então, pela boa mão de Deus sobre mim, o rei atendeu aos meus pedidos.
📖 Nehemiah 2:8 in Context
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.
10When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
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