And the officialsוְהַסְּגָנִיםdid notלֹאknowיָדְעוּwhereאָנָהI had goneהָלַכְתִּיor whatוּמָהIאֲנִיwas doing;עֹשֶׂהand to the Jewsוְלַיְּהוּדִיםand to the priestsוְלַכֹּהֲנִיםand to the noblesוְלַחֹרִיםand to the officialsוְלַסְּגָנִיםand to the restוּלְיֶתֶרof those doingעֹשֵׂהthe workהַמְּלָאכָהuntilעַדthenכֵּןI had notלֹאtold it.הִגַּדְתִּי
Nehemiah 2:16
Study it in the app“And the officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing; and to the Jews and to the priests and to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of those doing the work until then I had not told it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 2:16, word by word
- And the officialsסְּגָנִיםseganim
official, magistrate
Official, magistrate: one who holds a government office under a higher chief. In Ezra and Nehemiah, the authorities of the people together with the leaders.
Where else “seganim” appears- knowיָדְעוּyadu
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yadu” appears- whereאָנָהana
where to?
Where? To where?; "how long?"
Where else “ana” appears- I had goneהָלַכְתִּיhalachti
go
To move on foot from place to place; to set out.
Where else “halachti” appears- was doingעֹשֶׂהose
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “ose” appears- and to the Jewsיְּהוּדִיםyehudim
Jew, Judean
Jew: a person of Judah, first of the kingdom of Judah and then, in general, of the people descended from it. Its first appearance is 2 Kings 16:6, where it names the men of Judah who lived in Elath. It is frequent in Jeremiah, Nehemiah and Esther.
Where else “yehudim” appears- and to the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- and to the noblesחֹרִיםchorim
noble
Noble: a free person of rank in a city, one of those who had a say in its affairs together with the elders.
Where else “chorim” appears- and to the restיֶתֶרyeter
rest
What remains after what has been said or done, like a king's other deeds.
Where else “yeter” appears- the workמְּלָאכָהmelacha
work
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melacha” appears- told itהִגַּדְתִּיhigadti
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “higadti” appears
The context
15And I was going up by the ravine at night, and I was examining the wall; and I turned back and came in by the Valley Gate, and returned.
16 · This verse (above)
17Then I said to them, “You see the trouble that we are in, how Jerusalem lies in ruins and its gates have been set on fire. Come and let us build the wall of Jerusalem, so that we may no longer be a reproach.”