Nehemiah 2:3 Hebrew Word Analysis

0And saidוָֽאֹמַ֣רh559
2Let the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְh4428
2Let the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְh4428
3for everלְעוֹלָ֣םh5769
4liveיִֽחְיֶ֑הh2421
5מַדּ֜וּעַh4069
6לֹֽאh3808
7יֵרְע֣וּh7489
8why should not my countenanceפָנַ֗יh6440
9אֲשֶׁ֨רh834
10when the cityהָעִ֜ירh5892
11the placeבֵּיתh1004
12sepulchresקִבְר֤וֹתh6913
13of my fathersאֲבֹתַי֙h1
14lieth wasteחֲרֵבָ֔הh2720
15and the gatesוּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָh8179
16thereof are consumedאֻכְּל֥וּh398
17with fireבָאֵֽשׁ׃h784

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And 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?

American Standard Version (ASV)

And I 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?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And said to the king, May the king be living for ever: is it not natural for my face to be sad, when the town, the place where the bodies of my fathers are at rest, has been made waste and its doorways burned with fire?

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And I said to the king, Let the king live for ever! Why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lies waste, and its gates are consumed with fire?

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And said to the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchers, lieth waste, and its gates are consumed with fire?

World English Bible (WEB)

I said to the king, Let the king live forever: why should not my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' tombs, lies waste, and the gates of it are consumed with fire?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and say to the king, `Let the king to the age live! wherefore should not my face be sad, when the city, the place of the graves of my fathers, `is' a waste, and its gates have been consumed with fire?'