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O LORD, I beseech you, let now your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants, who desire to fear your name: and prosper, I pray you, your servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.
Reference
Greek: ὦ (ō)
as a sign of the vocative case, O; as a note of exclamation, oh
Greek: ῥαββονί (rhabboní)
God
Hebrew: ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: δέομαι (déomai)
to beg (as binding oneself), i.e. petition
Hebrew: châlâh
properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreat
Greek: νυνί (nyní)
just now
Hebrew: ʼĕdayin
then (of time)
Greek: ὠτίον (ōtíon)
an earlet, i.e. one of the ears, or perhaps the lobe of the ear
Hebrew: mᵉlîylâh
a head of grain (as cut off)
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: δέησις (déēsis)
a petition
Hebrew: tᵉphillâh
intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn
Greek: θεράπων (therápōn)
a menial attendant (as if cherishing)
Hebrew: ʻăbad
a servant
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: δέησις (déēsis)
a petition
Hebrew: tᵉphillâh
intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn
Greek: εὐδοκία (eudokía)
satisfaction, i.e. (subjectively) delight, or (objectively) kindness, wish, purpose
Hebrew: ʼâbeh
longing
Greek: δειλία (deilía)
timidity
Hebrew: chathchath
terror
Hebrew: shum
{an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character}
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: εὔχομαι (eúchomai)
to wish; by implication, to pray to God
Hebrew: tsᵉlâʼ
pray
Greek: θεράπων (therápōn)
a menial attendant (as if cherishing)
Hebrew: ʻăbad
a servant
Hebrew: gêh
this
Greek: ὥρα (hṓra)
an "hour" (literally or figuratively)
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Hebrew: rishyôwn
a permit
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Greek: οἰκτιρμός (oiktirmós)
pity
Hebrew: rᵉchêm
(plural) pity
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: θεωρία (theōría)
spectatorship, i.e. (concretely) a spectacle
Hebrew: chăzôwth
a view
Hebrew: gêh
this
Hebrew: ʼĕnâsh
a man
Greek: ἀντί (antí)
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Hebrew: bᵉmôw
in, with, by, etc.
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: βασιλεύω (basileúō)
to rule (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: melek
a king
Kingdom
Nehemiah 2:8
Nehemiah 2:1
Proverbs 21:1
Ezra 7:6
Ezra 1:1
Parallel theme
Genesis 40:21
Prayer
Nehemiah 1:6
Hebrews 13:18
Psalm 86:6
References Lord
Psalm 130:2
Verse Explanation
Nehemiah asked God to listen to his prayer and to the prayers of those who delighted in honoring Him. He then asked for success as he prepared to approach the king. Nehemiah identified himself as the king's cupbearer, a trusted position within the Persian royal court.
History
c. 445 BC. A cupbearer was a trusted official who had access to the king and responsibilities connected with the royal household.