Nehemiah 2:16
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The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, because as yet I had said nothing to the Jews or the priests or nobles or officials or any others who would be doing the work.
Read Nehemiah 2:16 Using Other Translations
And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work.
And the officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, and I had not yet told the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the officials, and the rest who were to do the work.
The city officials did not know I had been out there or what I was doing, for I had not yet said anything to anyone about my plans. I had not yet spoken to the Jewish leaders—the priests, the nobles, the officials, or anyone else in the administration.
What does Nehemiah 2:16 mean?
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Nehemiah 2:16
And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I
did.
&c.] The rulers of the city of Jerusalem, who seem to be
officers of the king of Persia, since they are distinguished from
Jewish rulers in the next clause:
neither had I as yet told it to the Jews;
what he came about and designed to do:
nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the
rulers;
the principal men among the Jews, both ecclesiastical and civil:
nor to the rest that did the work;
of building and repairing; neither those that were employed in
it, nor those that overlooked it.
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