KJV King James Version
And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I [any] man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither [was there any] beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Nehemiah 2:12
And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I [any] man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither [was there any] beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
I set out at night with a few men. I did not tell anyone what my God had laid on my heart to do for Jerusalem. The only animal with me was the one on which I was riding.
WEB World English Bible
I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God put into my heart to do for Jerusalem; neither was there any animal with me, except the animal that I rode on.
ASV American Standard Version
And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God put into my heart to do for Jerusalem; neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and I rise by night, I and a few men with me, and have not declared to a man what my God is giving unto my heart to do for Jerusalem, and there is no beast with me except the beast on which I am riding.
Surrounding context — Nehemiah 2
9 Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.
10 When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard [of it], it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
11 So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days.
12 And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I [any] man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither [was there any] beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.
13 And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.
14 Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king’s pool: but [there was] no place for the beast [that was] under me to pass.
15 Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the gate of the valley, and [so] returned.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וָאָק֣וּם׀H6965 · qa.may(Leb)-kamaiלַ֗יְלָהH3915 · lay.lahnightאֲנִי֮H589 · a.niIוַאֲנָשִׁ֣ים׀H582 · e.noshhumanמְעַט֮H4592 · me.atlittleעִמִּי֒H5973 · imwithוְלֹא־H3808 · lonotהִגַּ֣דְתִּיH5046 · na.gadto tellלְאָדָ֔םH120 · a.dammanמָ֗הH4100 · mahwhat?אֱלֹהַי֙H430 · e.lo.himGodנֹתֵ֣ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)לִבִּ֔יH3820 · levheartלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתH6213 · a.sahto make: doלִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םH3389 · ye.ru.sha.laimJerusalemוּבְהֵמָה֙H929 · be.he.mahanimalאֵ֣יןH369 · a.yinnothingעִמִּ֔יH5973 · imwithכִּ֚יH3588 · kiforאִם־H518 · imifהַבְּהֵמָ֔הH929 · be.he.mahanimalאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichאֲנִ֖יH589 · a.niIרֹכֵ֥בH7392 · ra.khavto rideבָּֽהּ׃H9034 · haher
Cross-references
Revelation 17:17For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.Ezra 7:27Blessed [be] the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put [such a thing] as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which [is] in Jerusalem:2 Corinthians 8:16But thanks [be] to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.Jeremiah 31:33But this [shall be] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.Jeremiah 32:40And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.Amos 5:13Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it [is] an evil time.Ecclesiastes 3:7A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;Psalm 51:18Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.Judges 9:32Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that [is] with thee, and lie in wait in the field:James 1:16-17Do not err, my beloved brethren.Judges 6:27Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him: and [so] it was, because he feared his father’s household, and the men of the city, that he could not do [it] by day, that he did [it] by night.Psalm 122:6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.Matthew 2:14When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:Micah 7:5Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.Matthew 10:16Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.Genesis 32:22-24And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.Joshua 10:9Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, [and] went up from Gilgal all night.
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