Nehemiah 2:7-9 And I said to the king, If it pleases the king, let him give me letters to the governors beyond the river, so as to permit me to pass, till I come to Judah;

VIN⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁷ And I said to the king, If it pleases the king, let him give me letters to the governors beyond the river, so as to permit me to pass, till I come to Judah; ⁸ and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel by the temple, for the wall of the city, and for the house that I will occupy.” The king granted my requests, because of the good hand of my God on me. ⁹ And I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king`s letters. Now the king had sent captains of a force and horsemen with me.