וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לִי֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ עַל־מַה־זֶּ֖ה אַתָּ֣ה מְבַקֵּ֑שׁ וָֽאֶתְפַּלֵּ֔ל אֶל־אֱלֹהֵ֖י הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃
Then the king said unto me: ‘For what dost thou make request?’ So I prayed to the God of heaven.
Rashi on Nehemiah
For what do you make request What do you request of me and I shall do it for you.
Rashi on Nehemiah
And I prayed And I said before the king in my prayer, “May it be Your will, O God of the heavens, that You fulfill my petition and my request.”