Nehemiah 2:16

“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.”

Nehemiah 2:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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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.

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and to the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

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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.

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and to the restיֶתֶרyeter

rest

What remains after what has been said or done, like a king's other deeds.

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the workמְּלָאכָהmelacha

work

The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.

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told itהִגַּדְתִּיhigadti

tell

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

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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.”

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