Nehemiah 2:8

King James Version (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.

Translations

Nehemiah 2:8 - Amplified Bible

And a letter to Asaph, keeper of the king's forest {or} park, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the fortress of the temple and for the city wall and for the house that I shall occupy. And the king granted what I asked, for the good hand of my God was upon me.

Nehemiah 2:8 - American Standard Version

and a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the kings 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.

Nehemiah 2:8 - Bible in Basic English

And a letter to Asaph, the keeper of the king's park, so that he may give me wood to make boards for the doors of the tower of the house, and for the wall of the town, and for the house which is to be mine. And the king gave me this, for the hand of my God was on me.

Nehemiah 2:8 - Darby Bible

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.

Nehemiah 2:8 - English Standard Version

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 fortress of the temple, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall occupy." And the king granted me what I asked, for the good hand of my God was upon me.

Nehemiah 2:8 - King James Version

Nehemiah 2:8 - La Biblia de las Americas

y una carta para Asaf, guarda del bosque del rey, a fin de que me dé madera para hacer las vigas de las puertas de la fortaleza que está junto al templo, para la muralla de la ciudad y para la casa a la cual iré. Y el rey me lo concediò, porque la mano bondadosa de mi Dios estaba sobre mì.

Nehemiah 2:8 - The Message

The generous hand of my God was with me in this and the king gave them to me. When I met the governors across The River (the Euphrates) I showed them the king’s letters. The king even sent along a cavalry escort.

Nehemiah 2:8 - New American Standard Bible

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 fortress which is by the (Lit {house}) temple, for the wall of the city and for the house to which I will go." And the king granted {them} to me because the good hand of my God {was} on me.

Nehemiah 2:8 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

y una carta para Asaf, guarda del bosque del rey, a fin de que me dé madera para hacer las vigas de las puertas de la fortaleza que está junto al templo, para la muralla de la ciudad y para la casa a la cual iré." Y el rey me lo concediò, porque la mano bondadosa de mi Dios estaba sobre mì.

Nehemiah 2:8 - World English Bible

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 castle which appertains to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. The king granted me, according to the good hand of my God on me.

Nehemiah 2:8 - Young's Living Translation

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.

Nehemiah 2:8 - Additional Comments

It was God's good hand that gave Nehemiah his request. He recognized this, that God had worked this out, that God had affected the king's heart. He did not recognize it as coming from his own efforts.

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