Nehemiah 2:4

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לִי֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ עַל מַה זֶּ֖ה אַתָּ֣ה מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ וָאֶתְפַּלֵּ֖ל אֶל אֱלֹהֵ֥י הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃

vayoʾmer liy hamelek ʿal mah zeh ʾatah mbaqesh vaʾetpalel ʾel ʾelohey hashamayim

King James Version (KJV)

Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

Modern English

Then the king said to me: What are you requesting? So I prayed to the God of heaven.