Verse 16
Nehemiah 2:16
New Living Translation
16
The city officials did not know I had been out there or what I was doing, for I had not yet said anything to anyone about my plans. I had not yet spoken to the Jewish leaders — the priests, the nobles, the officials, or anyone else in the administration.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הַ/סְּגָנִ֗ים לֹ֤א יָדְעוּ֙ אָ֣נָה הָלַ֔כְתִּי וּ/מָ֖ה אֲנִ֣י עֹשֶׂ֑ה וְ/לַ/יְּהוּדִ֨ים וְ/לַ/כֹּהֲנִ֜ים וְ/לַ/חֹרִ֣ים וְ/לַ/סְּגָנִ֗ים וּ/לְ/יֶ֨תֶר֙ עֹשֵׂ֣ה הַ/מְּלָאכָ֔ה עַד כֵּ֖ן לֹ֥א הִגַּֽדְתִּי
English Translation
And the officials did not know where I had gone and what I was doing; and for the Jews and for the priests and for the nobles and for the officials and for the rest who were doing the work, I had not yet told them.
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