Nehemiah 1:11

“I beg you, Adonai, let your ear, I beg you, be attentive to the prayer of your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight to fear your name; and give success, I beg you, to your servant today, and grant him mercy before this man.” Now I was cupbearer to the king.”

Nehemiah 1:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nehemiah 1:11, word by word

I beg youאָנָּאana

please!

I beg you!: an exclamation of entreaty.

Where else “ana” appears
Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona

Adonai, Lord

"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.

Where else “adona” appears
let your earתְּהִיtehi

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “tehi” appears
let your earאָזְנְazn

hearing

The ear that listens: "incline your ear".

Where else “azn” appears
be attentiveקַשֶּׁבֶתkashevet

attentive

Attentive: listening, heeding carefully. Said of God's ears toward prayer.

Where else “kashevet” appears
the prayerתְּפִלַּתtefilat

prayer

Prayer: words addressed to God to ask, to intercede or to praise. Several psalms bear this name.

Where else “tefilat” appears
of your servantעַבְדְּavd

your servant

"Your servant": a humble way to say "I".

Where else “avd” appears
who delightחֲפֵצִיםchafetsim

delighting in, desiring

Wanting, delighting in something; one who has pleasure in or desire for a thing.

Where else “chafetsim” appears
to fearיִרְאָהyira

revere

To revere God, or honor one's parents.

Where else “yira” appears
your nameשְׁמֶsheme

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

Where else “sheme” appears
and give successהַצְלִיחָhatsliach

give success

To make something succeed.

Where else “hatsliach” appears
todayיּוֹםyom

today

This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.

Where else “yom” appears
and grant himתְנֵtene

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “tene” appears
mercyרַחֲמִיםrachamim

compassion

A deep tenderness, like a mother's.

Where else “rachamim” appears
beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

Where else “fene” appears
manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears
cupbearerמַשְׁקֶהmashke

cupbearer

The one who served the king's drink.

Where else “mashke” appears
to the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears

Translation note

The cupbearer served the wine to the king and was a man he trusted. “This man” is King Artaxerxes.

The context

10And they are your servants and your people, whom you ransomed by your great power and by your strong hand.

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