Nehemiah Chapter 2

Nehemiah, commissioned by Artaxerxes, goes to Jerusalem

2:1 And it so happened in the month of Nisanנִיסָן
Transliteration: nîsān Pronunciation: nee-sawn’ – means “their flight”, Nisan, also spelled Nissan, is the first month of the Hebrew calendar as specified in the Torah (Exodus 12:2), typically corresponding to March–April on the Gregorian calendar. This designation establishes Nisan as the ecclesiastical starting point of the year, distinct from the civil new year in Tishrei, reflecting its association with the spring season and agricultural renewal in ancient Israel. For more info click here, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא
Artaḥšaśtəʾ, אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא ʾArtaḥšastəʾ, or אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא ʾArtaḥšaśtāʾwas the fifth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, from 465 to December 424 BC.He was the third son of Xerxes I. In Greek sources he is also surnamed “long-handed” (Ancient Greek: μακρόχειρ Makrókheir; Latin: Longimanus), allegedly because his right hand was longer than his left. For more info click here the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it to the king. Now I hadn’t been sad in his presence.
2:2 And the king said to me, Why is your face sad, since you aren’t sick? This is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very much afraid,
2:3 And [I] said to the king, Let the king live forever: why shouldn’t my face be sad, when the city, the place of my forefathers’ tombsקִבְרוֹת
Transliteration: qiḇrôṯ – Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Construct – graves, sepulchres, tombs For more info click here., lies wasted, and the gates of it are consumed with fire?
2:4 Then the king said to me, For what do you ask? So I prayed to the Elohimאלֹהֵי
In Hebrew grammatical construct is a way of connecting noun-noun pairs. In english, we use “of”, but in Hebrew there are quite a few ways of doing this. של is usually used in place of “of” in Hebrew, but in this case, we modify the first word, with the suffix “ey” (which is what we do for plural words, which God’s name is in Torah), i.e. God of Abraham becomes Elohei Avraham. also can be of my – See Elohim for more info click here of the heavensהַשָּׁמָיִם‎
Transliteration:haššāmāyim – Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Absolute – the visible heavens, the abode of the stars like the visible universe, the sky, the atmosphere For more info click here.
2:5 And I said to the king, If it please the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, that you would send me to Judahיְהוּדָה‎
Modern: Yəhūda, Tiberian: Yŭhūḏā), literally “thanksgiving” or “praise,” is the noun form of the root Y-D-H (ידה), “to thank” or “to praise. The fourth of the six sons of Jacob and Leah. Also referring to the tribe of Judah or The Kingdom of Judah later referred to as Judea For more info click here, to the city of my forefathers’ tombsקִבְרוֹת
Transliteration: qiḇrôṯ – Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Construct – graves, sepulchres, tombs For more info click here., that I might build it.
2:6 And the king said to me, (the queen wife probably Esther also sitting beside him,) For how long shall your journey be? and when will you return? And I set him a time so it pleased the king to send me; .
2:7 And I said to the king, If is it goodטוֹב
Transliteration: ṭôḇ Pronunciation: tobe – good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well):—beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, fair, (be in) favor, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -lie, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, like (best), loving, merry, × most, pleasant, please, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favored). For more info click here to the king, let letters be given me to the governors Beyond the River, so that they may let me go through until I come to Judahיְהוּדָה‎
Modern: Yəhūda, Tiberian: Yŭhūḏā), literally “thanksgiving” or “praise,” is the noun form of the root Y-D-H (ידה), “to thank” or “to praise. The fourth of the six sons of Jacob and Leah. Also referring to the tribe of Judah or The Kingdom of Judah later referred to as Judea For more info click here;
2:8 And a letter to Asaphאָסָף ‎
Transliteration:’āsāp̄, “gatherer” – the father of Hezekiah’s secretary – a son of Berechiah, chief Levite musician under David – a Persian officer over the royal forest. For more info click here the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which is for the house, and for the city wall, and for the house into which I will enter. And the king granted [it] to me, according to the goodהַטּוֹבָה
Transliteration: haṭṭôḇâ – good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well):—beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, fair, (be in) favor, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -lie, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, like (best), loving, merry, × most, pleasant, please, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favored). For more info click here hand of my Elohimאלֹהֵי
In Hebrew grammatical construct is a way of connecting noun-noun pairs. In english, we use “of”, but in Hebrew there are quite a few ways of doing this. של is usually used in place of “of” in Hebrew, but in this case, we modify the first word, with the suffix “ey” (which is what we do for plural words, which God’s name is in Torah), i.e. God of Abraham becomes Elohei Avraham. also can be of my – See Elohim for more info click here on me.
2:9 Then I came to the governors [of the province] Beyond the River, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent commanders of the army and cavalry with me.
2:10 When Sanballat (meaning strength) the Horonite (or Moabite), and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them greatly that a man had come to seek the good of the sons of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל
Transliteration: yiśrā’ēl The name Israel (Septuagint Ancient Greek: Ἰσραήλ, Israēl, “El (God) persists/rules” or “God prevails”) refers to the patriarch Jacob who, according to the Hebrew Bible, was given the name after he successfully wrestled with the Angel of the Lord. The earliest known archaeological artifact to mention the word Israel as a collective is the Merneptah Stele of ancient Egypt (dated to the late-13th century BCE) for more info click here.
2:11 So I came to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָם‎
Transliteration: yᵊrûšālam – Pronunciation: yer-oo-shaw-lah’-im – proper locative noun meaning “teaching of peace” or possession of peace – also called the city of David and Zion – the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split For more info click here, and was there three days.

Nehemiah’s night view

2:12 And I got up in the night, I and some few men with me; and I told no to manלְאָדָם‎
Transliteration: lᵊ’āḏām man, human being
man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) Adam, first man city in Jordan valley For more info click here what my Elohimאלֹהֵי
In Hebrew grammatical construct is a way of connecting noun-noun pairs. In english, we use “of”, but in Hebrew there are quite a few ways of doing this. של is usually used in place of “of” in Hebrew, but in this case, we modify the first word, with the suffix “ey” (which is what we do for plural words, which God’s name is in Torah), i.e. God of Abraham becomes Elohei Avraham. also can be of my – See Elohim for more info click here had put in my heart to do at Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָם‎
Transliteration: lîrûšālām – proper locative noun meaning “teaching of peace” or possession of peace – also called the city of David and Zion – the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split For more info click here. And there was no animal with me, except the animal that I rode on.
2:13 And I went out by night by the Valley Gate, even before the Jackal Fountain, and to the Dung Gate. And examined the walls of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַם‎
Transliteration: yᵊrûšālam – Pronunciation: yer-oo-shaw-lah’-im – proper locative noun meaning “teaching of peace” or possession of peace – also called the city of David and Zion – the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split For more info click here, which were broken down, and the gates of it were burned with fire.
2:14 Then I passed on to the Fountain Gate, and to the King’s Pool. But there was no place for the animal that was under me to pass.
2:15 Then went I up in the night by the brook, and examined the wall, and turned back, and entered by the Valley Gate, and returned.
2:16 And the rulers didn’t know where I had gone, or what I was doing. Or had I told it as of yet to the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִים
Transliteration: hayyᵊhûḏîm – Jew (74x), Judah (1x) The term ‘Yehudi’ (derived from Yeddah, or Judah, fourth son of Jacob) has become a synonym for Jew. Yehudah’s mother gave him that name because she said, ‘I will praise God.’ Yehudah is thus a declaration that Jews always praise God, hence the common name Yehudi regardless of tribal origin (Sfas Emes) for more info click here,  or to the priestsוְלַכֹּהֲנִים
Transliteration: vᵊlakōhănîm – literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman):—chief ruler, × own, priest, prince, principal officer For more info click here, or to the nobles, or to the rulers, or to the rest that did the work.
2:17 Then said I to them, ya’ll see the evilהָרָעָה‎
Transliteration: hārāʿâ – In the KJV is translated in the following manner: evil (442x), wickedness (59x), wicked (25x), mischief (21x), hurt (20x), bad (13x), trouble (10x), sore (9x), affliction (6x), ill (5x), adversity (4x), ill favored (3x), harm (3x), naught (3x), noisome (2x), grievous (2x), sad (2x), miscellaneous (34x) For more info click here that we are in, how Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַם‎
Transliteration: yᵊrûšālam – Pronunciation: yer-oo-shaw-lah’-im – proper locative noun meaning “teaching of peace” or possession of peace – also called the city of David and Zion – the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split For more info click here lies wasted, and the gates of it are burned with fire. Come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַם‎
Transliteration: yᵊrûšālam – Pronunciation: yer-oo-shaw-lah’-im – proper locative noun meaning “teaching of peace” or possession of peace – also called the city of David and Zion – the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split For more info click here, so that we may no longer be a reproach.
2:18 Then I told them of the hand of my Elohimאלֹהֵי
In Hebrew grammatical construct is a way of connecting noun-noun pairs. In english, we use “of”, but in Hebrew there are quite a few ways of doing this. של is usually used in place of “of” in Hebrew, but in this case, we modify the first word, with the suffix “ey” (which is what we do for plural words, which God’s name is in Torah), i.e. God of Abraham becomes Elohei Avraham. also can be of my – See Elohim for more info click here which was goodטוֹבָה
Transliteration: ṭôḇ Pronunciation: ṭôḇâ – good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well):—beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, fair, (be in) favor, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -lie, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, like (best), loving, merry, × most, pleasant, please, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favored). For more info click here on me; and also the king’s words that he had spoken to me. And they said, Let us get up and build. So they made their hands strong for [this] goodלַטּוֹבָה
Transliteration: laṭṭôḇâ – good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well):—beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, fair, (be in) favor, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -lie, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, like (best), loving, merry, × most, pleasant, please, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favored). For more info click here work.
2:19 But when Sanballat the Horonite (or Moabite), and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem (or Gashmu) the Arabian, heard, they mocked us, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ya’ll are doing? Will ya’ll rebel against the king?
2:20 Then answered I them, and said to them, the Elohimאלֹהֵי
In Hebrew grammatical construct is a way of connecting noun-noun pairs. In english, we use “of”, but in Hebrew there are quite a few ways of doing this. של is usually used in place of “of” in Hebrew, but in this case, we modify the first word, with the suffix “ey” (which is what we do for plural words, which God’s name is in Torah), i.e. God of Abraham becomes Elohei Avraham. also can be of my – See Elohim for more info click here of the heavensהַשָּׁמַיִם‎
Transliteration:haššāmayim – Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Absolute – the visible heavens, the abode of the stars like the visible universe, the sky, the atmosphere For more info click here, He will prosper us; and we his servants will arise and build: but ya’ll have no portion, or right, or memorial, in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָם‎
Transliteration: bîrûšālām – proper locative noun meaning “teaching of peace” or possession of peace – also called the city of David and Zion – the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split For more info click here.