Nehemiah 2:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.”
Nehemiah 2:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 2:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 2:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I arose in the night, I and a few men with me. I didn’t tell anyone what my God put into my heart to do for Jerusalem. There wasn’t any animal with me except the animal that I rode on.”
Nehemiah 2:12 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 2:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God put into my heart to do for Jerusalem; neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon. ”
Nehemiah 2:12 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 2:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and I rise by night, I and a few men with me, and have not declared to a man what my God is giving unto my heart to do for Jerusalem, and there is no beast with me except the beast on which I am riding.”
Nehemiah 2:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 2:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me — but I told no man what myGod had put in my heart to do for Jerusalem — and there was no beast with me, except the beast that I rode upon. ”
Nehemiah 2:12 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 2:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And I rose in the night, I, and a fewe men with me: for I told no man, what God had put in mine heart to do at Ierusalem, and there was not a beast with me, saue the beast whereon I rode.”
Nehemiah 2:12 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 2:12 in Context — Nehemiah 2
10 When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
11 So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days.
12 And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.
13 And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.
14 Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king’s pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.
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What Does Nehemiah 2:12 Mean?
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