Nehemiah 2:12
I set out at night with a few men. I did not tell anyone what my God had laid on my heart to do for Jerusalem. The only animal with me was the one on which I was riding.
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ASV
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.
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.
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26 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וָאָק֣וּם׀ | va.'a.Kum | and I arose | H6965 → |
| לַ֗יְלָה | Lay.lah | night | H3915 → |
| אֲנִי֮ | 'a.Ni | I | H589 → |
| וַאֲנָשִׁ֣ים׀ | va.'a.na.Shim | and men | H582 → |
| מְעַט֮ | me.'At | a few | H4592 → |
| עִמִּי֒ | 'i.Mi | with me | H5973 → |
| וְלֹא־ | ve.lo'- | and not | H3808 → |
| הִגַּ֣דְתִּי | hi.Gad.ti | I had told | H5046 → |
| לְאָדָ֔ם | le.'a.Dam | to anyone | H120 → |
| מָ֗ה | Mah | what? | H4100 → |
| אֱלֹהַי֙ | 'e.lo.Hai | [was] God my | H430 → |
| נֹתֵ֣ן | no.Ten | putting | H5414 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | into | H413 → |
| לִבִּ֔י | li.Bi | heart my | H3820 → |
| לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת | la.'a.Sot | to do | H6213 → |
| לִירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | li.ru.sha.Lim | for Jerusalem | H3389 → |
| וּבְהֵמָה֙ | u.ve.he.Mah | and an animal | H929 → |
| אֵ֣ין | 'ein | there not | H369 → |
| עִמִּ֔י | 'i.Mi | [was] with me | H5973 → |
| כִּ֚י | ki | that | H3588 → |
| אִם־ | 'im- | except | H518 → |
| הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה | ha.be.he.Mah | the animal | H929 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| אֲנִ֖י | 'a.Ni | I | H589 → |
| רֹכֵ֥ב | ro.Khev | [was] riding | H7392 → |
| בָּֽהּ׃ | Bah | on it |
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