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Connecting Statement:
This verse begins the prayer that Nehemiah begs Yahweh to listen to. (Nehemiah 1:5)
may your eyes be open
"pay attention to me"
may your ear be attentive
"listen and pay attention"
so you may hear the prayer of your servant
"so that you may hear the prayer that I, your servant, am praying." The word "servant" refers to Nehemiah. This is how a person would address his superior in order to show humility and respect.
day and night
"all the time"
Both I and my father's house
"Both I and my family"