Nehemiah 2:16
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 · WEB
This verse in other languages
- ગુજરાતી — નહેમ્યા ૨:૧૬
- હું ક્યાં ગયો હતો કે, મેં શું કર્યું હતું, તે અધિકારીઓનાં જાણવામાં આવ્યું નહિ. મેં યહૂદીઓને, યાજકોને, અમીરોને, અધિકારીઓને કે બાકીના કામદારોને આ અંગે કશું પણ કહ્યું ન હતું.
- हिन्दी — नहेम्याह २:१६
- और हाकिम न जानते थे कि मैं कहाँ गया और क्या करता था; वरन् मैंने तब तक न तो यहूदियों को कुछ बताया था और न याजकों और न रईसों और न हाकिमों और न दूसरे काम करनेवालों को।
In context
14Then I went on to the spring gate and to the king’s pool, but there was no place for the animal that was under me to pass.
15Then I went up in the night by the brook and inspected the wall; and I turned back, and entered by the valley gate, and so returned.
16The 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.
17Then I said to them, “You see the bad situation that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come, let’s build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we won’t be disgraced.”
18I told them about the hand of my God which was good on me, and also about the king’s words that he had spoken to me. They said, “Let’s rise up and build.” So they strengthened their hands for the good work.
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