Nehemiah 2:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 2:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וָאָק֣וּם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
לַ֗יְלָה
layil
H3915
night
אֲנִי֮
ʼănîy
H589
I
וַאֲנָשִׁ֣ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
מְעַט֮
mᵉʻaṭ
H4592
few
עִמִּי֒
ʻim
H5973
with
וְלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
הִגַּ֣דְתִּי
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לְאָדָ֔ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
מָ֗ה
mâh
H4100
what
אֱלֹהַי֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
נֹתֵ֣ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
לִבִּ֔י
lêb
H3820
heart
לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לִירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
וּבְהֵמָה֙
bᵉhêmâh
H929
beast
אֵ֣ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
עִמִּ֔י
ʻim
H5973
with
כִּ֚י
kîy
H3588
that
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה
bᵉhêmâh
H929
beast
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אֲנִ֖י
ʼănîy
H589
I
רֹכֵ֥ב
râkab
H7392
to ride
בָּֽהּ
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World English Bible Public Domain
I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God put into my heart to do for Jerusalem; neither was there any animal with me, except the animal that I rode on.
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King James Version Public Domain
And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I arose in the night, myself and a few men with me, and I did not tell anyone what my God had been giving to my heart to do for Jerusalem. Now there was no animal with me except the animal upon which I was riding.
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