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John Gill, on Neh 2:7
John Gill · 1697–1771
Neh 2:7 · Douay-Rheims
“And I said to the king: If it seem good to the king, let him give me letters to the governors of the country beyond the river, that they convey me over, till I come into Judea:”
On this verse:
“Moreover, I said unto the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river,.... The river of Euphrates, on that side of it towards the land of Judea: that they may convey me over till I come into Judah; furnish him with provisions, and a guard to protect him.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.