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OET-LV And_said to/for_the_king if [is]_on the_king good letters let_people_give to_me to the_governors of_the_other_side the_river that grant_passage_me until that I_will_come to Yəhūdāh.
UHB וָאוֹמַר֮ לַמֶּלֶךְ֒ אִם־עַל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ט֔וֹב אִגְּרוֹת֙ יִתְּנוּ־לִ֔י עַֽל־פַּחֲו֖וֹת עֵ֣בֶר הַנָּהָ֑ר אֲשֶׁר֙ יַעֲבִיר֔וּנִי עַ֥ד אֲשֶׁר־אָב֖וֹא אֶל־יְהוּדָֽה׃ ‡
(vāʼōmar lammelek ʼim-ˊal-hammelek ţōⱱ ʼiggərōt yittənū-liy ˊal-paḩₐvōt ˊēⱱer hannāhār ʼₐsher yaˊₐⱱīrūnī ˊad ʼₐsher-ʼāⱱōʼ ʼel-yəhūdāh.)
Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX No BrLXX NEH book available
BrTr And I said to the king, If it seem good to the king, let him give me letters to the governors beyond the river, so as to forward me till I come to Juda;
ULT And I said to the king, “If it is good to the king, let letters be given to me for the governors of Beyond-the-River, that they will bring me across as far as where I enter into Judah;
UST I also said to the king, “If it seems like a good idea to you, please give me letters that I can show to the governors of the province Beyond the River. In these letters, please tell them to give me safe passage through their province to Judah.
BSB § I also said to him, “If it pleases the king, may letters be given to me for the governors west of the Euphrates,[fn] so that they will grant me safe passage until I reach Judah.
2:7 Hebrew beyond the River; also in verse 9
OEB Moreover I said to the king, If it please the king, let official letters be given me to the governors of the province beyond the River, that they may let me pass through until I come to Judah,
WEBBE Moreover I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the River, that they may let me pass through until I come to Judah;
WMBB (Same as above)
NET I said to the king, “If the king is so inclined, let him give me letters for the governors of Trans-Euphrates that will enable me to travel safely until I reach Judah,
LSV And I say to the king, “If [it is] good to the king, let letters be given to me for the governors beyond the River, that they let me pass over until I come to Judah:
FBV I also asked him, “If it pleases Your Majesty, let letters be provided to give to the governors west of the Euphrates, so that they will allow me to pass safely until I reach Judah.
T4T I also said to the king, “If you are willing to do it, write letters for me to take to the governors of the province west of the Euphrates River. Tell them to allow me to travel safely through their province until I arrive in Judah.
LEB Then I said to the king, “If it is good for the king, let letters be given to me for the governors in the province Beyond the River, that they may let me pass until I come to Judah.
BBE Further, I said to the king, If it is the king's pleasure, let letters be given to me for the rulers across the river, so that they may let me go through till I come to Judah;
Moff No Moff NEH book available
JPS Moreover I said unto the king: 'If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the River, that they may let me pass through till I come unto Judah;
ASV Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the River, that they may let me pass through till I come unto Judah;
DRA And I said to the king: If it seem good to the king, let him give me letters to the governors of the country beyond the river, that they convey me over, till I come into Judea:
YLT And I say to the king, 'If to the king [it be] good, letters let be given to me for the governors beyond the River, that they let me pass over till that I come in unto Judah:
Drby And I said to the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may set me forward till I come into Judah;
RV Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may let me pass through till I come unto Judah;
Wbstr Moreover, I said to the king, If it should please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah:
KJB-1769 Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah;
(Moreover/What's_more I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Yudah; )
KJB-1611 Moreouer I saide vnto the king, If it please the king, let letters be giuen mee to the gouernours beyond the Riuer, that they may conuey me ouer, till I come into Iudah;
(Moreover/What's_more I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the River, that they may convey me over, till I come into Yudah;)
Bshps And sayde vnto the king: If it please the king, let hym geue me letters to the captaynes whiche are beyonde the water, that they may conuay me ouer, till I come into Iuda:
(And said unto the king: If it please the king, let him give me letters to the captaynes which are beyond the water, that they may conuay me over, till I come into Yudah:)
Gnva After I saide vnto the King, If it please the King, let them giue mee letters to the captaines beyond the Riuer, that they may conuay me ouer, till I come into Iudah,
(After I said unto the King, If it please the King, let them give me letters to the captains beyond the River, that they may conuay me over, till I come into Yudah, )
Cvdl & sayde vnto the kynge: Yf it please the kynge, let him geue me letters to the Debites beyonde ye water, yt they maye conueye me ouer, tyll I come in to Iuda:
(& said unto the kynge: If it please the king, let him give me letters to the Debites beyond ye/you_all water, it they may conveye me over, till I come in to Yudah:)
Wyc and Y seide to `the kyng, If it semeth good to kyng, yyue he pistlis to me to the duykis of the cuntrey biyende the flood, that thei lede me ouer, til Y come in to Judee;
(and I said to `the king, If it seemeth/seems good to king, give he pistlis to me to the duykis of the country beyond the flood, that they lead me over, till I come in to Yudee;)
Luth und sprach zum Könige: Gefällt es dem Könige, so gebe er mir Briefe an die Landpfleger jenseit des Wassers, daß sie mich hinübergeleiten, bis ich komme nach Juda,
(and spoke for_the kings/king: Gefällt it to_him kings/king, so give he to_me Briefe at the Landpfleger beyond the waters, that they/she/them me hinübergeleiten, until I come after Yuda,)
ClVg Et dixi regi: Si regi videtur bonum, epistolas det mihi ad duces regionis trans flumen, ut traducant me, donec veniam in Judæam:
(And dixi regi: When/But_if regi videtur bonum, epistolas det to_me to duces regionis across flumen, as traducant me, until veniam in Yudæam: )
וָאוֹמַר֮
and,said
Alternate translation: “I also said”
אִם־עַל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ט֔וֹב
if on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=king good
Alternate translation: “If it seems like a good idea to you”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person
עַל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=king
Nehemiah addresses the king in the third person as a sign of respect. Alternate translation: “to you”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
אִגְּרוֹת֙ יִתְּנוּ־לִ֔י
letters given to=me
You can say this with an active form. Alternate translation: “please give me letters”
עַֽל־פַּחֲו֖וֹת
on/upon governors
Alternate translation: “that I can show to the governors”
Note 3 topic: translate-names
עֵ֣בֶר הַנָּהָ֑ר
ever the=river
This is the name of the Persian province that lay west of the Euphrates River. Alternate translation: “the province Beyond the River”
אֲשֶׁר֙ יַעֲבִיר֔וּנִי עַ֥ד אֲשֶׁר־אָב֖וֹא אֶל־יְהוּדָֽה
which/who grant_~_passage,me until which/who come to/towards Yehuda
Nehemiah’s request is not for these governors to provide him with transportation. Nehemiah explains in 2:9 that the king did that for him. These letter would instead request the governors to allow him safe passage through their provinces. Alternate translation: “Please tell them to give me safe passage through their provinces to Judah”