The Meaning of Nehemiah 2:5 Explained

Nehemiah 2:5

KJV: And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it.

YLT: and say to the king, 'If to the king it be good, and if thy servant be pleasing before thee, that thou send me unto Judah, unto the city of the graves of my fathers, and I built it.'

Darby: And I said to the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it.

ASV: And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favor in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers'sepulchres, that I may build it.

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What is the context of Nehemiah 2:5?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it.

What does Nehemiah 2:5 Mean?

Context Summary

Nehemiah 2:1-11 - A Patriot's Self-Sacrifice

The seventh month answers to our March or April, so that four months had passed since Nehemiah had set himself to special prayer. Between the king's second question and Nehemiah's answer, the simple-hearted cup-bearer found time to pray to the God of heaven. Then, with the assurance that God was with him, he did not scruple to ask great things: that he might be sent to the city of his fathers to build it, and that he might receive all the materials necessary for its construction. But he is careful to record that his requests were granted, not by the clemency of the king, but according to the good hand of God. Do we recognize that good hand enough? We get glimpses here into the inner workings of this man's heart. He felt that God had put His holy purpose there. He did not hesitate to confess this to the Jews and amid the opposition and scorn of their foes; he strengthened himself in his God, sure that He would not have brought him so far to put him to shame. Be sure you are on God's side, and nothing will be impossible to you. [source]

Chapter Summary: Nehemiah 2

¹ Artaxerxes, understanding the cause of Nehemiah's sadness,
⁶ sends him with letters and commission to Jerusalem
⁹ Nehemiah, to the grief of the enemies, comes to Jerusalem
¹² He views secretly the ruins of the walls
¹⁷ He incites the Jews to build

What do the individual words in Nehemiah 2:5 mean?

And I said to the king if on the king it pleases and if has found favor your servant in your sight I ask that you send me to Judah the city of tombs my fathers' that I may rebuild it

וָאֹמַ֣ר לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אִם־ עַל־ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ט֔וֹב וְאִם־ יִיטַ֥ב עַבְדְּךָ֖ לְפָנֶ֑יךָ אֲשֶׁ֧ר תִּשְׁלָחֵ֣נִי אֶל־ יְהוּדָ֗ה עִ֛יר קִבְר֥וֹת אֲבֹתַ֖י וְאֶבְנֶֽנָּה

וָאֹמַ֣ר	And I said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	to the king
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	the king
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
ט֔וֹב	it pleases
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: יָטַב Sense: to be good, be pleasing, be joyful, be beneficial, be pleasant, be favourable, be happy, be right.
וְאִם־	and if
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction Root: אִם Sense: if.
יִיטַ֥ב	has found favor
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָטַב Sense: to be good, be pleasing, be well, be glad.
עַבְדְּךָ֖	your servant
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: עֶבֶד Sense: slave, servant.
לְפָנֶ֑יךָ	in your sight
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct, second person masculine singular Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face.
אֲשֶׁ֧ר	I ask that
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
תִּשְׁלָחֵ֣נִי	you send me
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular, first person common singular Root: שָׁלַח Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
יְהוּדָ֗ה	Judah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהוּדָה Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
עִ֛יר	the city
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: עִיר Sense: excitement, anguish.
קִבְר֥וֹת	of tombs
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: קֶבֶר Sense: grave, sepulchre, tomb.
אֲבֹתַ֖י	my fathers'
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular Root: אָב Sense: father of an individual.
וְאֶבְנֶֽנָּה	that I may rebuild it
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual, first person common singular, third person feminine singular Root: בָּנָה Sense: to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue.

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