Nehemiah 2:4

In 11 translations

BSB

“What is your request?” replied the king. So I prayed to the God of heaven

KJV

Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

WEB

Then the king said to me, “What is your request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven.

ASV

Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

LSV

And the king says to me, “For what are you seeking?” And I pray to the God of the heavens,

YLT

And the king saith to me, 'For what art thou seeking?' and I pray unto the God of the heavens,

DBY

And the king said to me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of the heavens.Elohim

DRC

Then the king said to me: For what dost thou make request? And I prayed to the God of heaven,

GNV

And the King said vnto me, For what thing doest thou require? Then I prayed to the God of heauen,

JPS

Then the king said unto me: 'For what dost thou make request?' So I prayed to the God of heaven.

LXXE

And the king said to me, For what dost thou ask thus? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

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WLC

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לִי֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ עַל־מַה־זֶּ֖ה אַתָּ֣ה מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ וָֽאֶתְפַּלֵּ֔ל אֶל־אֱלֹהֵ֖י הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃

LXX-Br12:4

Καὶ εἶπέ μοι ὁ βασιλεύς, περὶ τίνος τοῦτο σὺ ζητεῖς; καὶ προσηυξάμην πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ,

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• Philippians 4:6Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
• Proverbs 3:6in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
• Nehemiah 1:4When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
• Nehemiah 1:11O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that…
• Mark 10:51“What do you want Me to do for you?” Jesus asked. “Rabboni,” said the blind man, “let me see again.”
• 1 Kings 3:5One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!”
• Esther 7:2and as they drank their wine on that second day, the king asked once more, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”
• Esther 5:6And as they drank their wine, the king said to Esther, “What is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”
• Esther 5:3“What is it, Queen Esther?” the king inquired. “What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be given to you.”
• 2 Samuel 15:31Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”

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