KJV King James Version
And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told [it] to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Nehemiah 2:16
And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told [it] to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, for I had not yet told the Jews or priests or nobles or officials or any other workers.
WEB World English Bible
The rulers didn’t know where I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest who did the work.
ASV American Standard Version
And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the prefects have not known whither I have gone, and what I am doing; and to the Jews, and to the priests, and to the freemen, and to the prefects, and to the rest of those doing the work, hitherto I have not declared it;
Surrounding context — Nehemiah 2
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.
16 And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told [it] to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.
17 Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we [are] in, how Jerusalem [lieth] waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.
18 Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king’s words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for [this] good [work].
19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard [it], they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What [is] this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְהַסְּגָנִ֗יםH5461 · sa.ganrulerלֹ֤אH3808 · lonotיָדְעוּ֙H3045 · ya.dato knowאָ֣נָהH575 · anwhere?הָלַ֔כְתִּיH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentוּמָ֖הH4100 · mahwhat?אֲנִ֣יH589 · a.niIעֹשֶׂ֑הH6213 · a.sahto make: doוְלַיְּהוּדִ֨יםH3064 · ye.hu.diJewוְלַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםH3548 · ko.henpriestוְלַחֹרִ֣יםH2715 · chornobleוְלַסְּגָנִ֗יםH5461 · sa.ganrulerוּלְיֶ֙תֶר֙H3499 · ye.terremainderעֹשֵׂ֣הH6213 · a.sahto make: doהַמְּלָאכָ֔הH4399 · me.la.khahworkעַד־H5704 · adtillכֵּ֖ןH3651 · kenrightלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotהִגַּֽדְתִּי׃H5046 · na.gadto tell
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