Nehemiah 2:7 meaning and explanation
I also said to him, “If it pleases the king, may letters be given to me for the governors west of the Euphrates, so that they will grant me safe passage until I reach Judah.
Nehemiah 2:7, Berean Standard Bible
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Nehemiah is speaking to King Artaxerxes of Persia, who has just asked what he wants. Nehemiah, the king's cupbearer, has already asked to be sent to rebuild Jerusalem; now he asks for written letters to the governors west of the Euphrates, the Persian officials whose provinces lay along the route.
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