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Nehemiah 2:7
Westminster Leningrad Codex · Berean Standard Bible
וָאוֹמַר֮ לַמֶּלֶךְ֒ אִם־ עַל־ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ט֔וֹב אִגְּרוֹת֙ יִתְּנוּ־ לִ֔י עַֽל־ פַּחֲו֖וֹת עֵ֣בֶר הַנָּהָ֑ר אֲשֶׁר֙ יַעֲבִיר֔וּנִי עַ֥ד אֲשֶׁר־ אָב֖וֹא אֶל־ יְהוּדָֽה׃
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.