Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 559 [e] וָאֹמַ֣ר wā-’ō-mar and I said Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs 4428 [e] לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ lam-me-leḵ to the king Prep-l, Art | N-ms 4428 [e] הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ ham-me-leḵ The king Art | N-ms 5769 [e] לְעוֹלָ֣ם lə-‘ō-w-lām forever Prep-l | N-ms 2421 [e] יִחְיֶ֑ה yiḥ-yeh live V-Qal-Imperf-3ms 4069 [e] מַדּ֜וּעַ mad-dū-a‘ Why Interrog 3808 [e] לֹא־ lō- not Adv-NegPrt 7489 [e] יֵרְע֣וּ yê-rə-‘ū should be sad V-Qal-Imperf-3mp 6440 [e] פָנַ֗י p̄ā-nay my face N-mpc | 1cs 834 [e] אֲשֶׁ֨ר ’ă-šer when Pro-r 5892 [e] הָעִ֜יר hā-‘îr the city Art | N-fs 1004 [e] בֵּית־ bêṯ- the place N-msc 6913 [e] קִבְר֤וֹת qiḇ-rō-wṯ of tombs N-mpc 1 [e] אֲבֹתַי֙ ’ă-ḇō-ṯay of my fathers N-mpc | 1cs 2720 [e] חֲרֵבָ֔ה ḥă-rê-ḇāh [is] waste Adj-fs 8179 [e] וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ ū-šə-‘ā-re-hā and its gates Conj-w | N-mpc | 3fs 398 [e] אֻכְּל֥וּ ’uk-kə-lū have been consumed V-QalPass-Perf-3cp 784 [e] בָאֵֽשׁ׃ס ḇā-’êš with the fire Prep-b, Art | N-cs

Berean Study Bible
and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”

Young's Literal Translation
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?’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and replied to the king, “ May the king live forever ! Why should I not be sad when the city where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins and its gates have been destroyed by fire? ”

New American Standard Bible
I said to the king, "Let the king live forever. Why should my face not be sad when the city, the place of my fathers' tombs, lies desolate and its gates have been consumed by fire?"

King James Bible
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? Nehemiah 2:3 • Nehemiah 2:3 NIV • Nehemiah 2:3 NLT • Nehemiah 2:3 ESV • Nehemiah 2:3 NASB • Nehemiah 2:3 KJV • Nehemiah 2:3 Biblia Paralela • Nehemiah 2:3 Chinese Bible • Nehemiah 2:3 French Bible • Nehemiah 2:3 German Bible

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