Parallel
Nehemiah 2:7
Jewish Publication Society 1917 · Berean Standard Bible
Moreover I said unto the king: ‘If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the River, that they may let me pass through till I come unto Judah;
I also said to him, “If it pleases the king, may letters be given to me for the governors west of the Euphrates (note: Hebrew beyond the River; also in verse 9), so that they will grant me safe passage until I reach Judah.