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{Nehemiah 2:2} Wherefore the king 4428 said 559 z8799 unto me, Why x4069 [is] thy countenance 6440 sad, 7451 seeing thou x859 [art] not x369 sick? 2470 z8802 this x2088 [is] nothing x369 [else] but x3588 x518 sorrow 7455 of heart. 3820 Then I was very 3966 sore 7235 z8687 afraid, 3372 z8799
Why is thy:
"And he askedª°¹ Pharaoh'sª officersª that¹ [were] with¹ him in the wardª of his lord'sª house,ª saying,ª° Wherefore¹ lookª ye [so] sadlyª to day?ª" {Gen 40:7}
sorrow:
"A merryª heartª maketh a cheerfulª° countenance:ª but by sorrowª of the heartª the spiritª is broken.ª" {Prv 15:13}
Then I:
Probably the king spoke as if he had some suspicion that Nehemiah harboured some bad design, and that his face indicated some conceived treachery, or remorse; and, indeed, the words rendered sad, and sorrow of heart, might be rendered evil, and wickedness of heart.

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