Nehemiah 2:12

“And I arose at night, I and a few men with me; and I did not tell anyone what my Elohim was putting into my heart to do for Jerusalem; and there was no beast with me except the beast that I was riding.”

Nehemiah 2:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nehemiah 2:12, word by word

And I aroseאָקוּםakum

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

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at nightלַיְלָהlayla

night

Night.

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and a fewמְעַטmeat

few

A small amount: few in number, or a short time.

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menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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tellהִגַּדְתִּיhigadti

tell

To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.

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anyoneאָדָםadam

anyone

A person; with "not", no one.

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my Elohimאֱלֹהַeloha

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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was puttingנֹתֵןnoten

put

To place something somewhere.

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my heartלִבִּlibi

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

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to doעֲשׂוֹתasot

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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for Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִָםyrushalaim

Jerusalem

See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears
beastבְהֵמָהvehema

livestock

A four-legged animal, above all farm animals.

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was ridingרֹכֵבrochev

ride

To ride an animal or a chariot.

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Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

11And I came to Jerusalem and was there three days.

12 · This verse (above)

13And I went out by the Valley Gate at night, toward the Dragon Fountain and to the Dung Gate, and I was examining the walls of Jerusalem, which were full of breaches, and its gates, consumed by fire.

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