Neh. 2:3 in context
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Nehemiah 2:3

but I replied to the king, "May my lord the king live forever. Why should my face not be sad when the city where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins and its gates have been destroyed by fire?"
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וָאֹמַר   לַמֶּלֶךְ   הַמֶּלֶךְ   לְעוֹלָם   יִחְיֶה   מַדּוּעַ   לֹא   יֵרְעוּ   פָנַי   אֲשֶׁר   הָעִיר   בֵּית   קִבְרוֹת   אֲבֹתַי   חֲרֵבָה   וּשְׁעָרֶיהָ   אֻכְּלוּ   בָאֵשׁ  

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9001
H0559
 וָ (va)
אֹמַ֣ר (ómar)
 seq
to say
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 1p sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) first person singular

c
Vqw1cs
H9005
H4428
 לַ (la)
מֶּ֔לֶךְ (melekhe)
 to
king
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Rd
Ncbsa
H9009
H4428
 הַ (ha)
מֶּ֖לֶךְ (melekhe)
 the
king
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Td
Ncbsa
H9005
H5769
 לְ (le)
עוֹלָ֣ם (vólam)
 to
forever
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 R
Ncbsa
H2421
 יִחְיֶ֑ה (jicheje)
 to live
Verb Verb
qal 3p ♂ sing. qal third person masculine singular

Vqi3ms
H4069
 מַדּ֜וּעַ (madoa)
 why?
Ti
H3808
H9014
 לֹא (ló-)
־
not
link
Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

 Tn
H7489a
 יֵרְע֣וּ (jereo)
 be evil
Verb Verb
qal 3p ♂ pl. qal third person masculine plural

Vqi3mp
H6440
H9020
 פָנַ֗ (fana)
י (j)
 face
my
Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ sing. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine singular

Ncmpc
Sp1bs
H0834a
 אֲשֶׁ֨ר (asher)
 which
Conj. Conjunktion

 C
H9009
H5892b
 הָ (ha)
עִ֜יר (ir)
 the
city
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Td
Ncbsa
H1004b
H9014
 בֵּית (beit-)
־
house
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H6913
 קִבְר֤וֹת (qivervót)
 grave
Noun Noun
♀ pl. gen. feminine plural Construct state

Ncfpc
H0001
H9020
 אֲבֹתַ (avóta)
י֙ (j)
 father
my
Noun Noun
♀ pl. gen. feminine plural Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ sing. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine singular

Ncfpc
Sp1bs
H2720b
 חֲרֵבָ֔ה (charevah)
 desolate
Adj. Adjective
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

 Aafsa
H9002
H8179
H9024
 וּ (o)
שְׁעָרֶ֖י (sheare)
הָ (ha)
 and
gate
her
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♀ sing. Pronominal third person feminine singular

C
Ncmpc
Sp3fs
H0398
 אֻכְּל֥וּ (ukelo)
 to eat
Verb Verb
pual qatal 3p pl. pual qatal third person plural

VPp3cp
H9003
H0784
H9016
H9018
 בָ (va)
אֵֽשׁ (esh)
׃
ס (s)
 in
fire
verseEnd
section
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Rd
Ncbsa

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