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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? (KJV)

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וָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.Marand I said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:3 word 1

לַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhto the king

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:3 word 2

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe king

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:3 word 3

לְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.Lamfor ever

Lemma: עוֹלָם (o.lam) · Strong's: H5769G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: forever: enduring

Used 388 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 17:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5769G; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:3 word 4

יִחְיֶ֑הyich.Yehmay he live

Lemma: חָיָה (cha.yah) · Strong's: H2421

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to live

Used 279 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2421; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:3 word 5

מַדּ֜וּעַma.Du.a'why?

Lemma: מַדּוּעַ (mad.du.a) · Strong's: H4069

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: why?

Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 26:27, Genesis 40:7, Exodus 1:18, Exodus 2:18, Exodus 3:3, Exodus 5:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4069; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:3 word 6

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:3 word 7

יֵרְע֣וּye.re.'Uwill they be sad

Lemma: רָעַע (ra.a) · Strong's: H7489A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: be evil

Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 19:7, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 21:11, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 31:7, Genesis 38:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7489A; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:3 word 8

פָנַ֗יfa.Naiface my

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face

Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:3 word 9

אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sherthat

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:3 word 10

הָעִ֜ירha.'Irthe city

Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: city

Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:3 word 11

בֵּית\־beit-[the] house of

Lemma: בֵּית (bet) · Strong's: H1004A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: place

Used 4 times. Also: Job 8:17, Proverbs 8:2, Ezekiel 41:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004A; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:3 word 12

קִבְר֤וֹתkiv.Rot[the] tombs of

Lemma: קֶ֫בֶר (qe.ver) · Strong's: H6913

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: grave

Used 67 times. Also: Genesis 23:4, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 23:9, Genesis 23:20, Genesis 49:30, Genesis 50:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6913; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:3 word 13

אֲבֹתַי֙'a.vo.Taiancestors my

Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: father

Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:3 word 14

חֲרֵבָ֔הcha.re.Vah[is] desolate

Lemma: חָרֵב (cha.rev) · Strong's: H2720B

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: desolate

Used 8 times. Also: Nehemiah 2:17, Jeremiah 33:10, Jeremiah 33:12, Ezekiel 36:35, Ezekiel 36:38, Haggai 1:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2720B; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:3 word 15

וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָu.she.'a.Rei.haand gates its

Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: gate

Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:3 word 16

אֻכְּל֥וּ'u.ke.Luthey have been consumed

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVPp3cp)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:3 word 17

בָאֵֽשׁ\׃\ \סva.'Eshby <the> fire

Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: fire

Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:3 word 18

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

and replied	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
to the king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
May the king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
live forever	→	חָיָה H2421 to live
. . .	→	עוֹלָם H5769G forever: enduring
Why	→	מַדּוּעַ H4069 why?
should I not	→	לֹא H3808 not
be sad	→	רָעַע H7489A be evil
. . .	→	פָּנֶה H6440H face
when	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
the city	→	עִיר H5892B city
where	→	בֵּית H1004A place
my fathers	→	אָב H0001G father
are buried	→	קֶ֫בֶר H6913 grave
lies in ruins	→	חָרֵב H2720B desolate
and its gates	→	שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate
have been destroyed	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
by fire	→	אֵשׁ H0784 fire

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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