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Nehemiah

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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?

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And said answer Verb H559 וָאֹמַ֣ר va·'o·mar
unto the king king Noun H4428 לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ lam·me·lech,
Let the king king Noun H4428 הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ ham·me·lech
live keep leave Verb H2421 יִחְיֶ֑ה yich·yeh;
for ever alway Noun H5769 לְעֹולָ֣ם le·'o·v·lam
Why how Adverb H4069 מַדּ֜וּעַ mad·du·a'
why should not my countenance accept Noun H6440 פָנַ֗י fa·nai
not be sad afflict Verb H7489 יֵרְע֣וּ ye·re·'u
when after Particle H834 אֲשֶׁ֨ר a·sher
when the city Ai Noun H5892 הָעִ֜יר ha·'ir
the place court Noun H1004 בֵּית־ beit-
of my fathers' chief Noun H1 אֲבֹתַי֙ a·vo·tai
sepulchres grave Noun H6913 קִבְרֹ֤ות kiv·ro·vt
and the gates gate Noun H8179 וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ u·she·'a·rei·ha
thereof are consumed burn up Verb H398 אֻכְּל֥וּ uk·ke·lu
burning burning Noun H784 בָאֵֽשׁ׃ va·'esh.

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King James Bible 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?
Hebrew Greek English And I said unto to the king, Let "Let the king live for ever: why forever. Why should my face not my countenance be sad, sad when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lieth waste, tombs, lies desolate and the its gates thereof are have been consumed with fire?by fire?"
New American Standard Bible 1995 And I said unto to the king, Let "Let the king live for ever: why forever. Why should my face not my countenance be sad, sad when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lieth waste, tombs, lies desolate and the its gates thereof are have been consumed with fire?by fire?"