Nehemiah 2:8 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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)
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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And a letter to Asaph, the keeper of the king's park, so that he may give me wood to make boards for the doors of the tower of the house, and for the wall of the town, and for the house which is to be mine. And the king gave me this, for the hand of my God was on me.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which [appertains] 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.
Webster's Bible (WBT)
And a letter to 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. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.
World English Bible (WEB)
and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the castle which appertains to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. The king granted me, according to the good hand of my God on me.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
and a letter unto Asaph, keeper of the paradise that the king hath, that he give to me trees for beams `for' the gates of the palace that the house hath, and for the wall of the city, and for the house into which I enter;' and the king giveth to me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.
| And a letter | וְאִגֶּ֡רֶת | wĕʾiggeret | veh-ee-ɡEH-ret |
| unto | אֶל | ʾel | el |
| Asaph | אָסָף֩ | ʾāsāp | ah-SAHF |
| the keeper | שֹׁמֵ֨ר | šōmēr | shoh-MARE |
| of the king's | הַפַּרְדֵּ֜ס | happardēs | ha-pahr-DASE |
| forest, | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| that | לַמֶּ֗לֶךְ | lammelek | la-MEH-lek |
| he may give | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| me timber | יִתֶּן | yitten | yee-TEN |
| to make beams | לִ֣י | lî | lee |
| for | עֵצִ֡ים | ʿēṣîm | ay-TSEEM |
| the gates | לְ֠קָרוֹת | lĕqārôt | LEH-ka-rote |
| of the palace | אֶת | ʾet | et |
| which | שַֽׁעֲרֵ֨י | šaʿărê | sha-uh-RAY |
| appertained to the house, | הַבִּירָ֤ה | habbîrâ | ha-bee-RA |
| and for the wall | אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| of the city, | לַבַּ֙יִת֙ | labbayit | la-BA-YEET |
| and for the house | וּלְחוֹמַ֣ת | ûlĕḥômat | oo-leh-hoh-MAHT |
| that | הָעִ֔יר | hāʿîr | ha-EER |
| I shall enter into. | וְלַבַּ֖יִת | wĕlabbayit | veh-la-BA-yeet |
| אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER | |
| And the king | אָב֣וֹא | ʾābôʾ | ah-VOH |
| granted | אֵלָ֑יו | ʾēlāyw | ay-LAV |
| me, according to the good | וַיִּתֶּן | wayyitten | va-yee-TEN |
| hand | לִ֣י | lî | lee |
| of my God | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | hammelek | ha-MEH-lek |
| upon | כְּיַד | kĕyad | keh-YAHD |
| me. | אֱלֹהַ֖י | ʾĕlōhay | ay-loh-HAI |
| הַטּוֹבָ֥ה | haṭṭôbâ | ha-toh-VA | |
| עָלָֽי׃ | ʿālāy | ah-LAI |