Verse 12
Nehemiah 2:12
American Standard Version
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And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God (Elohim) put into my heart to do for Jerusalem; neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וָ/אָק֣וּם לַ֗יְלָה אֲנִי֮ וַ/אֲנָשִׁ֣ים מְעַט֮ עִמִּ/י֒ וְ/לֹא הִגַּ֣דְתִּי לְ/אָדָ֔ם מָ֗ה אֱלֹהַ/י֙ נֹתֵ֣ן אֶל לִבִּ֔/י לַ/עֲשׂ֖וֹת לִ/ירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וּ/בְהֵמָה֙ אֵ֣ין עִמִּ֔/י כִּ֚י אִם הַ/בְּהֵמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲנִ֖י רֹכֵ֥ב בָּֽ/הּ
English Translation
I will arise at night; I am with a few men, and I did not tell any man what my God is giving to my heart to do for Jerusalem, and there is no beast with me except the beast that I am riding on.
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