Nehemiah 2:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Nehemiah 2:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 2:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 2:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The rulers didn’t know where I went, or what I did. I had not 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.”
Nehemiah 2:16 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 2:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Nehemiah 2:16 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 2:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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 <FI>it<Fi> ;”
Nehemiah 2:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 2:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the rulers did not know whither I went or what I did, for I had not 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.”
Nehemiah 2:16 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 2:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the rulers knewe not whither I was gone, nor what I did, neither did I as yet tell it vnto the Iewes, nor to the Priestes, nor to the noble men, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that laboured in the worke.”
Nehemiah 2:16 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 2:16 in Context — Nehemiah 2
14 Je passai près de la porte de la source et de l’étang du roi, et il n’y avait point de place par où pût passer la bête qui était sous moi.
15 Je montai de nuit par le torrent, et je considérai encore la muraille. Puis je rentrai par la porte de la vallée, et je fus ainsi de retour.
16 Les magistrats ignoraient où j’étais allé, et ce que je faisais. Jusqu’à ce moment, je n’avais rien dit aux Juifs, ni aux sacrificateurs, ni aux grands, ni aux magistrats, ni à aucun de ceux qui s’occupaient des affaires.
17 Je leur dis alors: Vous voyez le malheureux état où nous sommes! Jérusalem est détruite, et ses portes sont consumées par le feu! Venez, rebâtissons la muraille de Jérusalem, et nous ne serons plus dans l’opprobre.
18 Et je leur racontai comment la bonne main de mon Dieu avait été sur moi, et quelles paroles le roi m’avait adressées. Ils dirent: Levons-nous, et bâtissons! Et ils se fortifièrent dans cette bonne résolution.
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What Does Nehemiah 2:16 Mean?
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