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Nehemiah 2

Nehemiah's Prayer Answered

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And it cameh1961 about in the monthh2320 Nisanh5212,  ain the twentiethh6242 yearh8141 of Kingh4428  bArtaxerxesh783a, that wineh3196 was beforeh6440 him, and  cI tookh5375 up the wineh3196 and gaveh5414 it to the kingh4428. Now I had not beenh1961 sadh7451a in his presenceh6440.

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So the kingh4428 saidh559 to me, "Whyh4069 is your faceh6440 sadh7451a though you are not sickh2470a?  aThish2088 is nothingh369 but sadnessh7455 of hearth3820." Then I was veryh3966 muchh7235a afraidh3372a.

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I saidh559 to the kingh4428, " aLet the kingh4428 liveh2421a foreverh5769. Whyh4069 should my faceh6440 not be sadh7489a  bwhenh834 the cityh5892b, the placeh1004 of my fathers'h1 tombsh6913, lies desolateh2720b and its gatesh8179 have been consumedh398 by fireh784?"

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Then the kingh4428 saidh559 to me, "Whath4100 would you requesth1245?"  aSo I prayedh6419 to the Godh430 of heavenh8064.

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I saidh559 to the kingh4428, "Ifh518 it pleaseh2895 the kingh4428, and ifh518 your servanth5650 has foundh3190 favorh3190 beforeh6440 you, sendh7971 me to Judahh3063, to the cityh5892b of my fathers'h1 tombsh6913, that I may rebuildh1129 it."

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Then the kingh4428 saidh559 to me, the queenh7694 sittingh3427 besideh681a him, "Howh4970 longh5704h4970 will your journeyh4109 be, and whenh4970 will you returnh7725?" So it pleasedh3190 the kingh4428 to sendh7971 me, and  aI gaveh5414 him a definiteh2165 timeh2165.

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And I saidh559 to the kingh4428, "Ifh518 it pleaseh2895 the kingh4428, let lettersh107 be givenh5414 me  afor the governorsh6346 of the provinces beyondh5676 the Riverh5104, that they may allow me to passh5674a throughh5674a untilh5704h834 I comeh935 to Judahh3063,

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and a letterh107 to Asaphh623 the keeperh8104 of the king'sh4428  aforesth6508, that he may giveh5414 me timberh6086 to makeh7136b beamsh7136b for the gatesh8179 of  bthe fortressh1002 whichh834 is by the  1templeh1004, for the wallh2346 of the cityh5892b and for the househ1004 to whichh834 I will goh935." And the kingh4428 grantedh5414 them to me because  cthe goodh2896a handh3027 of my Godh430 was on me.

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Then I cameh935 to  athe governorsh6346 of the provinces beyondh5676 the Riverh5104 and gaveh5414 them the king'sh4428 lettersh107. Now  bthe kingh4428 had senth7971 with me officersh8269 of the armyh2428 and horsemenh6571b.

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When  aSanballath5571 the Horoniteh2772 and Tobiahh2900 the Ammoniteh5984  1officialh5650 heardh8085 about it, it was veryh7463ah1419 displeasingh7489a to them that someoneh120 had comeh935 to seekh1245 the welfareh2899b of the sonsh1121 of Israelh3478.

Nehemiah Inspects Jerusalem's Walls

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So I  acameh935 to Jerusalemh3389 and was thereh8033 threeh7969 daysh3117.

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And I aroseh6965 in the nighth3915, I and a fewh4592 menh376 with me. I did not tellh5046 anyoneh120 whath4100 my Godh430 was puttingh5414 into my  1mindh3820 to doh6213a for Jerusalemh3389 and thereh369 was noh369 animalh929 with me excepth3588h518 the animalh929 on whichh834 I was ridingh7392.

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So I wenth3318 out at nighth3915 by  athe Valleyh1516 Gateh8179 in the directionh6440 of the Dragon'sh5886 Wellh5886 and on to the  1Refuseh830 Gateh8179, inspectingh7663a the wallsh2346 of Jerusalemh3389  bwhichh834 were brokenh6555 downh6555 and its  cgatesh8179 which were consumedh398 by fireh784.

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Then I passedh5674a on to  athe Fountainh5871a Gateh8179 and  bthe King'sh4428 Poolh1295, but thereh369 was noh369 placeh4725 for  1my mounth929 to passh5674a.

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So I wenth5927 up at nighth3915 by the  aravineh5158a and inspectedh7663a the wallh2346. Then I enteredh935 the Valleyh1516 Gateh8179 again and returnedh7725.

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The officialsh5461 did not knowh3045 whereh575 I had goneh1980 or whath4100 I had doneh6213a; norh3808 had I as yeth3651 toldh5046 the Jewsh3064, the priestsh3548, the noblesh2715, the officialsh5461 or the resth3499a who didh6213a the workh4399.

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Then I saidh559 to them, "You seeh7200 the badh7451a situationh7463a we are in, that  aJerusalemh3389 is desolateh2720b and its gatesh8179 burnedh3341 by fireh784. Comeh1980, let us rebuildh1129 the wallh2346 of Jerusalemh3389 soh3808 that we will noh3808 longerh5750 be a reproachh2781."

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I toldh5046 them howh834 the handh3027 of my Godh430 had been favorableh2896a to me and alsoh637 about the king'sh4428 wordsh1697 whichh834 he had spokenh559 to me. Then they saidh559, "Let us ariseh6965 and buildh1129."  aSo they puth2388 their handsh3027 to the goodh2899b work.

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But when Sanballath5571 the Horoniteh2772 and Tobiahh2900 the Ammoniteh5984  1officialh5650, and  aGeshemh1654 the Arabh6163a heardh8085 it,  bthey mockedh3932 us and despisedh959 us and saidh559, "Whath4100 is thish2088 thingh1697 you are doingh6213a?  aAre you rebellingh4775 againsth5921 the kingh4428?"

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So I answeredh7725 them and saidh559 to them, " aThe Godh430 of heavenh8064 will giveh6743b us successh6743b; therefore we His servantsh5650 will ariseh6965 and buildh1129,  bbut you haveh369 noh369 portionh2506, righth6666 or memorialh2146 in Jerusalemh3389."



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