Nehemiah 2:5
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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.”
טוֹב
Taste and see. David does not say understand or agree — he says taste. Towb is goodness you experience, not just believe in. God's goodness is not a theological position. It is something you encounter when you draw near to Him.
עֶבֶד
servant/ your
Expand ↓
עֶבֶד
Servant, slave. Ebed. Moses was called the servant of the LORD, the highest honour. The greatest in God's kingdom is the servant of all.
tap to close ↑
שָׁלַח
you will send/ me
Expand ↓
שָׁלַח
To send. Shalach. God sent His Son. He still sends people today. You are sent. Every believer is a sent one carrying His authority.
tap to close ↑
עַל
is on
Expand ↓
עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
tap to close ↑
יְהוּדָה
Judah
Expand ↓
יְהוּדָה
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
tap to close ↑
עִיר
the city of
Expand ↓
עִיר
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
tap to close ↑
יָטַב
he is good
Expand ↓
יָטַב
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
tap to close ↑
קֶבֶר
the tombs of
Expand ↓
קֶבֶר
a sepulchre
tap to close ↑