Nehemiah 2:16 Go deeper
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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. (KJV)
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וְהַסְּגָנִ֗יםve.ha.se.ga.Nimand the officials
Lemma: סָגָן (sa.gan) · Strong's: H5461
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: ruler
Used 17 times. Also: Ezra 9:2, Nehemiah 4:14, Nehemiah 4:19, Nehemiah 5:7, Nehemiah 5:17, Nehemiah 7:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5461; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:16 word 1
לֹ֤אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:16 word 2
יָדְעוּ֙ya.de.'Uthey knew
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to know
Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:16 word 3
אָ֣נָה'A.nahwhere?
Lemma: אָן (an) · Strong's: H0575
Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)
Meaning: where?
Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 16:8, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 37:30, Exodus 16:28, Numbers 14:11, Deuteronomy 1:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0575; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:16 word 4
הָלַ֔כְתִּיha.Lakh.tihad I gone
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to go: went
Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:16 word 5
וּמָ֖הu.Mahand what?
Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: what?
Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:16 word 6
אֲנִ֣י'a.Ni[was] I
Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)
Meaning: I
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:16 word 7
עֹשֶׂ֑ה'o.Sehdoing
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:16 word 8
וְלַיְּהוּדִ֨יםve.lai.ye.hu.Dimand to the Jews
Lemma: יְהוּדִי (ye.hu.di) · Strong's: H3064
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Jew
Used 69 times. Also: 2 Kings 16:6, 2 Kings 25:25, Nehemiah 1:2, Nehemiah 4:1, Nehemiah 4:2, Nehemiah 4:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3064; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:16 word 9
וְלַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםve.la.ko.ha.Nimand to the priests
Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: priest
Used 750 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 47:22, Genesis 47:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3548; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:16 word 10
וְלַחֹרִ֣יםve.la.cho.Rimand to the nobles
Lemma: חֹר (chor) · Strong's: H2715
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: noble
Used 13 times. Also: 1 Kings 21:8, 1 Kings 21:11, Nehemiah 4:14, Nehemiah 4:19, Nehemiah 5:7, Nehemiah 6:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2715; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:16 word 11
וְלַסְּגָנִ֗יםve.la.se.ga.Nimand to the officials
Lemma: סָגָן (sa.gan) · Strong's: H5461
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: ruler
Used 17 times. Also: Ezra 9:2, Nehemiah 4:14, Nehemiah 4:19, Nehemiah 5:7, Nehemiah 5:17, Nehemiah 7:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5461; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:16 word 12
וּלְיֶ֙תֶר֙u.le.Ye.terand to [the] rest
Lemma: יֶ֫תֶר (ye.ter) · Strong's: H3499A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: remainder
Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 49:3, Exodus 10:5, Exodus 23:11, Leviticus 14:17, Numbers 31:32, Deuteronomy 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3499A; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:16 word 13
עֹשֵׂ֣ה'o.Seh<of> [who was] doing
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:16 word 14
הַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.Khah<of> the work
Lemma: מְלָאכָה (me.la.khah) · Strong's: H4399
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: work
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 33:14, Genesis 39:11, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 20:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4399; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:16 word 15
עַד\־'ad-until
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:16 word 16
כֵּ֖ןkenthus
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: so
Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:16 word 17
לֹ֥אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:16 word 18
הִגַּֽדְתִּי\׃hi.Gad.tiI had told
Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhp1cs)
Meaning: to tell
Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT Nehemiah 2:16 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The officials | → | סָגָן H5461 ruler |
| did not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| know | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| where | → | אָן H0575 where? |
| I had gone | → | הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went |
| or what | → | מָה H4100 what? |
| I | → | אֲנִי H0589 I |
| was doing | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| for I had not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| yet | → | עַד H5704 till |
| . . . | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| told | → | נָגַד H5046 to tell |
| the Jews | → | יְהוּדִי H3064 Jew |
| or priests | → | כֹּהֵן H3548 priest |
| or nobles | → | חֹר H2715 noble |
| or officials | → | סָגָן H5461 ruler |
| or any other | → | יֶ֫תֶר H3499A remainder |
| workers | → | מְלָאכָה H4399 work |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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