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# Connecting Statement:
This verse begins the prayer that Nehemiah begs Yahweh to listen to ([Nehemiah 1:5](./05.md)).
This verse begins the prayer that Nehemiah begs Yahweh to listen to. (Nehemiah 1:5)
# may your eyes be open
"look at me." Here open eyes are a metaphor that represents paying attention to someone. Alternate translation: "pay attention to me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
"pay attention to me"
# may your ear be attentive
The ear here is a synecdoche for the whole person. Alternate translation: "listen and pay attention" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
"listen and pay attention"
# so you may hear the prayer of your servant
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# day and night
By saying that he prays both during the day and during the night, Nehemiah emphasizes the frequency of his prayers. Alternate translation: "all the time" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-merism]])
"all the time"
# Both I and my father's house
Here the word "house" represents family. Alternate translation: "Both I and my family" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
"Both I and my family"