Nehemiah 2:3
ଯଦିଓ ମୁଁ ଭୟ କଲି, ତଥାପି ମୁଁ ରାଜାଙ୍କୁ କହିଲି, ମହାରାଜ ଚିରଜୀବୀ ହୁଅନ୍ତୁ। ଯେଉଁ ନଗର ମାରେ ପୂର୍ବପୁରୁଷଗଣର କବର ସ୍ଥାନ ତାହା ଯେତବେେଳେ ଉଜାଡି ହାଇେ ପଡିଛି ଓ ତହିଁର ଦ୍ବାରସବୁ ଦଗ୍ଧ ହାଇେ ପଡିଛି ସେତବେେଳେ କାହିଁକି ମାରେ ମୁଖ ଦୁଃଖିତ ହବେ ନାହିଁ।
| And said | וָֽאֹמַ֣ר | wāʾōmar | va-oh-MAHR |
| unto the king, | לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | lammelek | la-MEH-lek |
| king the Let | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | hammelek | ha-MEH-lek |
| live | לְעוֹלָ֣ם | lĕʿôlām | leh-oh-LAHM |
| ever: for | יִֽחְיֶ֑ה | yiḥĕye | yee-heh-YEH |
| why | מַדּ֜וּעַ | maddûaʿ | MA-doo-ah |
| should not | לֹֽא | lōʾ | loh |
| my countenance | יֵרְע֣וּ | yērĕʿû | yay-reh-OO |
| be sad, | פָנַ֗י | pānay | fa-NAI |
| when | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| the city, | הָעִ֜יר | hāʿîr | ha-EER |
| the place | בֵּית | bêt | bate |
| of my fathers' | קִבְר֤וֹת | qibrôt | keev-ROTE |
| sepulchres, | אֲבֹתַי֙ | ʾăbōtay | uh-voh-TA |
| waste, lieth | חֲרֵבָ֔ה | ḥărēbâ | huh-ray-VA |
| and the gates | וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ | ûšĕʿārêhā | oo-sheh-ah-RAY-ha |
| thereof are consumed | אֻכְּל֥וּ | ʾukkĕlû | oo-keh-LOO |
| with fire? | בָאֵֽשׁ׃ | bāʾēš | va-AYSH |