Nehemiah 2:16

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, for I had not yet told the Jews or priests or nobles or officials or any other workers.”

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BSBPD

“The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, for I had not yet told the Jews or priests or nobles or officials or any other workers.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the prefects have not known whither I have gone, and what I am doing; and to the Jews, and to the priests, and to the freemen, and to the prefects, and to the rest of those doing the work, hitherto I have not declared <FI>it<Fi> ;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Nehemiah 2:16 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 24:11But God did not lay His hand on the nobles of Israel; they saw Him, and they ate and drank.
  2. Proverbs 12:23A shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself, but a foolish heart proclaims its folly.

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