Nehemiah 2:4 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Then the king said to me, What is your desire? So I made prayer to the God of heaven.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
And the king said to me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of the heavens.
Webster's Bible (WBT)
Then the king said to me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
World English Bible (WEB)
Then the king said to me, For what do you make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And the king saith to me, `For what art thou seeking?' and I pray unto the God of the heavens,
| Then the king | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | wayyōʾmer | va-YOH-mer |
| said | לִי֙ | liy | lee |
| For me, unto | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | hammelek | ha-MEH-lek |
| what | עַל | ʿal | al |
| מַה | ma | ma | |
| thou dost | זֶּ֖ה | ze | zeh |
| make request? | אַתָּ֣ה | ʾattâ | ah-TA |
| prayed I So | מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ | mĕbaqqēš | meh-va-KAYSH |
| to | וָֽאֶתְפַּלֵּ֔ל | wāʾetpallēl | va-et-pa-LALE |
| the God | אֶל | ʾel | el |
| of heaven. | אֱלֹהֵ֖י | ʾĕlōhê | ay-loh-HAY |
| הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ | haššāmāyim | ha-sha-MA-yeem |