The Meaning of Nehemiah 2:8 Explained

Nehemiah 2:8

KJV: And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.

YLT: and a letter unto Asaph, keeper of the paradise that the king hath, that he give to me trees for beams for the gates of the palace that the house hath, and for the wall of the city, and for the house into which I enter;' and the king giveth to me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.

Darby: and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertains to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.

ASV: and a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the castle which appertaineth to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Nehemiah 2:8?

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What is the context of Nehemiah 2:8?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which [appertained] to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.

What does Nehemiah 2:8 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 2:8 mean?

and a letter to Asaph the keeper forest that of the king he must give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel which [pertains] to the temple for the wall city for the house that I will occupy into And granted [them] to me the king according to hand of my God the good upon me

וְאִגֶּ֡רֶת אֶל־ אָסָף֩ שֹׁמֵ֨ר הַפַּרְדֵּ֜ס אֲשֶׁ֣ר לַמֶּ֗לֶךְ יִתֶּן־ לִ֣י עֵצִ֡ים לְ֠קָרוֹת אֶת־ שַׁעֲרֵ֨י הַבִּירָ֤ה אֲשֶׁר־ לַבַּ֙יִת֙ וּלְחוֹמַ֣ת הָעִ֔יר וְלַבַּ֖יִת אֲשֶׁר־ אָב֣וֹא אֵלָ֑יו וַיִּתֶּן־ לִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כְּיַד־ אֱלֹהַ֖י הַטּוֹבָ֥ה עָלָֽי

וְאִגֶּ֡רֶת	and a letter
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular Root: אִגֶּרֶת Sense: letter, missive.
אָסָף֩	Asaph
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אָסָף Sense: the father of Hezekiah’s secretary.
שֹׁמֵ֨ר	the keeper
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: שָׁמַר Sense: to keep, guard, observe, give heed.
הַפַּרְדֵּ֜ס	forest
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: פַּרְדֵּס Sense: park, preserve, enclosed garden, forest.
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	that
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
לַמֶּ֗לֶךְ	of the king
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
יִתֶּן־	he must give
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
לִ֣י	me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
עֵצִ֡ים	timber
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: עֵץ Sense: tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows.
לְ֠קָרוֹת	to make beams
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct Root: קָרָה Sense: to encounter, meet, befall, happen, come to meet.
שַׁעֲרֵ֨י	the gates
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: שַׁעַר Sense: gate.
הַבִּירָ֤ה	of the citadel
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: בִּירָה Sense: palace, castle.
אֲשֶׁר־	which [pertains]
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
לַבַּ֙יִת֙	to the temple
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
וּלְחוֹמַ֣ת	for the wall
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: חֹומָה Sense: wall.
הָעִ֔יר	city
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: עִיר Sense: excitement, anguish.
וְלַבַּ֖יִת	for the house
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
אֲשֶׁר־	that
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
אָב֣וֹא	I will occupy
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
אֵלָ֑יו	into
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
וַיִּתֶּן־	And granted [them]
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
לִ֣י	to me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	the king
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
כְּיַד־	according to hand
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: יָד Sense: hand.
אֱלֹהַ֖י	of my God
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular Root: אֱלֹהִים Sense: (plural).
הַטּוֹבָ֥ה	the good
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine singular Root: טָבַב Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.
עָלָֽי	upon me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.

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