King James Version

Nehemiah 2:14

Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king’s pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.

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וָאֶֽעֱבֹר֙vaeevorand alienateעָבַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and alienate”, the next action in the storyH5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)alienate, alter, [idiom] at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-) come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way…אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).שַׁ֣עַרshaardoorשַׁעַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “door”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).הָעַ֔יִןhaayinthe eye , , -sightעַיִןdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the eye , , -sight”, the ordinary formH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…וְאֶלveeland amongאֵלconjunction, preposition — “and among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).בְּרֵכַ֖תberekhatpoolבְּרֵכָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “pool”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1295a reservoir (at which camels kneel as a resting-place)(fish-) pool.הַמֶּ֑לֶךְhamelekhthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.וְאֵיןveeynand elseאַיִןconjunction, particle, negative — “and else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).מָק֥וֹםmaqomcountryמָקוֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “country”, the ordinary formH4725properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)country, [idiom] home, [idiom] open, place, room, space, [idiom] whither(-soever).לַבְּהֵמָ֖הlabhemahto beastבְּהֵמָהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to beast”, the ordinary formH929properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)beast, cattle.לַעֲבֹ֥רlaavorto alienateעָבַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to alienate”, the to-form of the verbH5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)alienate, alter, [idiom] at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-) come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way…תַּחְתָּֽיtachtaywithתַּחַתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “with”H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then I went on to the fountain gate and to the king's pool; but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then I went on to the fountain gate and to the king’s pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I pass over unto the gate of the fountain, and unto the pool of the king, and there is no place for the beast under me to pass over,

World English Bible

Then I went on to the spring gate and to the king’s pool, but there was no place for the animal that was under me to pass.

Darby Translation

And I went on to the fountain-gate, and to the king's pool; and there was no place for the beast under me to pass.

Douay-Rheims

And I passed to the gate of the fountain, and to the king’s aqueduct, and there was no place for the beast on which I rode to pass.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)