- began he to go up:
- Heb. was the foundation of the going up, according to. "This¹ Ezraª went upª° from Babylon;ª¹ and he¹ [was] a readyª scribeª° in the lawª of Moses,ª which¹ the LORDª Godª of Israelª had given:ª° and the kingª grantedª° him all¹ his request,ª according to the handª of the LORDª his Godª upon¹ him." {Ezr 7:6} + "And a letterª unto¹ Asaphª the keeperª° of the king'sª forest,ª that¹ he may giveª° me timberª to make beamsª° for¹ the gatesª of the palaceª which¹ [appertained] to the house,ª and for the wallª of the city,ª and for the houseª that¹ I shall enter¹ into.²°¹ And the kingª grantedª° me, according to the goodª handª of my Godª upon¹ me." {Neh 2:8} + "Then I toldª° them of¹ the handª of my Godª which¹¹ was goodª upon¹ me; as also¹ the king'sª wordsª that¹ he had spokenª° unto me. And they said,ª° Let us rise upª° and build.ª° So they strengthenedª° their handsª for [this] goodª [work]." {Neh 2:18}
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