Nehemiah 2:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

Then I arose in the night, I and a few men with me; I told no one what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem; nor was there any animal with me, except the one I rode upon.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Then I arose at night, along with a few men. I had not told anyone what my God had placed on my heart to do for Jerusalem. There were no animals with me except the one I was riding on.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; ither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: ither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And I arose{H6965} in the night,{H3915} I and some{H4592} few{H4592} men{H582} with me; neither told{H5046} I any man{H120} what my God{H430} put{H5414} into my heart{H3820} to do{H6213} for Jerusalem;{H3389} neither was there any beast{H929} with me, save the beast{H929} that I rode upon.{H7392}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And I arose{H6965}{(H8799)} in the night{H3915}, I and some{H4592} few{H4592} men{H582} with me; neither told{H5046}{(H8689)} I any man{H120} what my God{H430} had put{H5414}{(H8802)} in my heart{H3820} to do{H6213}{(H8800)} at Jerusalem{H3389}: neither was there any beast{H929} with me, save the beast{H929} that I rode upon{H7392}{(H8802)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    I gat me vp in ye night season, & a fewe men with me: for I tolde no man what God had geue me in my hert to do at Ierusalem: & there was not one beest wt me, saue it yt I rode vpon.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And I rose in the night, I, and a fewe men with me: for I told no man, what God had put in mine heart to do at Ierusalem, & there was not a beast with me, saue the beast whereon I rode.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And I gat me vp in the night season, and a fewe men with me, neither tolde I any man what God had geuen me in my heart to do at Hierusalem: and there was not one beast with me, saue it that I rode vpon.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and I rise by night, I and a few men with me, and have not declared to a man what my God is giving unto my heart to do for Jerusalem, and there is no beast with me except the beast on which I am riding.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And 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 beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And 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 beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And in the night I got up, taking with me a small band of men; I said nothing to any man of what God had put into my heart to do for Jerusalem: and I had no beast with me but the one on which I was seated.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    I got up during the night, along with a few men who were with me. But I did not tell anyone what my God was putting on my heart to do for Jerusalem. There were no animals with me, except for the one I was riding.

Referenced Verses

  • Judg 6:27 : 27 Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him. And so it was, because he feared his father's household and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.
  • Judg 9:32 : 32 Now therefore arise by night, you and the people with you, and lie in wait in the field.
  • Ezra 7:27 : 27 Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem:
  • Ps 51:18 : 18 Do good in your good pleasure to Zion; build the walls of Jerusalem.
  • Ps 122:6 : 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love you.
  • Eccl 3:7 : 7 A time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
  • Jer 31:33 : 33 But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, says the LORD, I will put my law within them, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
  • Jer 32:40 : 40 And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.
  • Amos 5:13 : 13 Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.
  • Mic 7:5 : 5 Do not trust in a friend, put no confidence in a guide: keep the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your bosom.
  • Jas 1:16-17 : 16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.
  • Rev 17:17 : 17 For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill his purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.
  • Gen 32:22-24 : 22 And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven sons, and crossed over the ford of Jabbok. 23 And he took them, and sent them over the stream, and sent over what he had. 24 And Jacob was left alone; and a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day.
  • Josh 10:9 : 9 Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly, having marched all night from Gilgal.
  • Matt 2:14 : 14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
  • Matt 10:16 : 16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: therefore, be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
  • 2 Cor 8:16 : 16 But thanks be to God, who put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.

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    13 And I went out by night through the valley gate, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and its gates were consumed with fire.

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    15 Then I went up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the valley gate, and so returned.

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    18 Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me, and also the king's words that he had spoken to me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.

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