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And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time. (KJV)

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וַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.Merand he said

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

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 2:6 word 1

הַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.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 2:6 word 2

וְהַשֵּׁגַ֣ל\׀ve.ha.she.Galand the queen-consort

Lemma: שֵׁגָל (she.gal) · Strong's: H7694

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

Meaning: queen

Used 2 times. Also: Psalms 45:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7694; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:6 word 3

יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתyo.She.vet[was] sitting

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)

Meaning: to dwell

Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:6 word 4

אֶצְל֗וֹ'etz.Lobeside him

Lemma: אֵ֫צֶל (e.tsel) · Strong's: H0681

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: beside

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 39:10, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:16, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:3, Leviticus 1:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0681; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:6 word 5

עַד\־'ad-until

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: till

Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:6 word 6

מָתַ֛יma.Taiwhen?

Lemma: מָתַי (ma.tay) · Strong's: H4970

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: how

Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 30:30, Exodus 8:9, Exodus 10:3, Exodus 10:7, Numbers 14:27, 1 Samuel 1:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4970; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:6 word 7

יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yehwill it be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

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

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:6 word 8

מַֽהֲלָכֲךָ֖ma.ha.la.kha.Khajourney your

Lemma: מַהֲלָךְ (ma.ha.lakh) · Strong's: H4109

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

Meaning: journey

Used 5 times. Also: Ezekiel 42:4, Jonah 3:3, Jonah 3:4, Zechariah 3:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4109; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:6 word 9

וּמָתַ֣יu.ma.Taiand when?

Lemma: מָתַי (ma.tay) · Strong's: H4970

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: how

Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 30:30, Exodus 8:9, Exodus 10:3, Exodus 10:7, Numbers 14:27, 1 Samuel 1:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4970; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:6 word 10

תָּשׁ֑וּבta.Shuvwill you return

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to return: return

Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:6 word 11

וַיִּיטַ֤בvai.yi.Tavand it was good

Lemma: יָטַב (ya.tav) · Strong's: H3190

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: be good

Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 32:9, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 34:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3190; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:6 word 12

לִפְנֵֽי\־lif.nei-<to> before

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440L

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

Meaning: face of

Used 96 times. Also: Genesis 16:8, Genesis 24:12, Genesis 27:20, Genesis 30:33, Genesis 31:2, Genesis 31:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440L; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:6 word 13

הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.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 2:6 word 14

וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֔נִיvai.yish.la.Che.niand he sent me

Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to send: depart

Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:6 word 15

וָֽאֶתְּנָ֥הva.'e.te.Nahand I gave !

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

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

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:6 word 16

זְמָֽן\׃ze.Mana time

Lemma: זְמָ֑ן (ze.man) · Strong's: H2165

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

Meaning: time

Used 4 times. Also: Esther 9:27, Esther 9:31, Ecclesiastes 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2165; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:6 word 17

How the BSB renders it

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

Then the king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
with the queen	→	שֵׁגָל H7694 queen
seated	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
beside him	→	אֵ֫צֶל H0681 beside
asked	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
me	→
How long	→	עַד H5704 till
. . .	→	מָתַי H4970 how
will your journey	→	מַהֲלָךְ H4109 journey
take	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
and when	→	מָתַי H4970 how
will you return	→	שׁוּב H7725G to return: return
So it pleased	→	יָטַב H3190 be good
. . .	→	פָּנֶה H6440L face of
the king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
to send me	→	שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart
and I set	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
a time	→	זְמָ֑ן H2165 time

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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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