Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleI 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. Young's Literal Translation And I say to the king, ‘If to the king [it be] good, letters let be given to me for the governors beyond the River, that they let me pass over till that I come in unto Judah: King James 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 convey me over till I come into Judah; Hebrew I also saidוָאוֹמַר֮ (wā·’ō·w·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to [him], לַמֶּלֶךְ֒ (lam·me·leḵ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king “If אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not it pleases ט֔וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2895: To be pleasing or good the king, הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king may letters אִגְּרוֹת֙ (’ig·gə·rō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 107: An epistle be given יִתְּנוּ־ (yit·tə·nū-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set to me לִ֔י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew for עַֽל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the governors פַּחֲו֖וֹת (pa·ḥă·wō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 6346: A governor west עֵ֣בֶר (‘ê·ḇer) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5676: A region across, on the opposite side of the Euphrates, הַנָּהָ֑ר (han·nā·hār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5104: A stream, prosperity so that אֲשֶׁר֙ (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that they will grant me safe passage יַעֲבִיר֔וּנִי (ya·‘ă·ḇî·rū·nî) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common singular Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on until עַ֥ד (‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while I reach אָב֖וֹא (’ā·ḇō·w) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go Judah. יְהוּדָֽה׃ (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites |