Nehemiah 2:12 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.

Matthew Henry

  • Nehemiah comes to JerusalemWhen Nehemiah had considered the matter, he told the Jews that God had put it into his heart to build the wall of Jerusalem. He does not undertake to do it...

Cross References

  • Judges 6:27 Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him: and so it was, because he feared his father's household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.
  • Judges 9:32 Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field:
  • Ezra 7:27 Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem:
  • Psalms 51:18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
  • Psalms 122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

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Topics

  • Artaxerxes 2. King of Persia. Decree of, in behalf of the Jews
  • Country Love of
  • Israel, prophecies concerning Nehemiah is commissioned to lead the remainder of the captivity, forty-nine thousand nine-hundred and forty-two go back to Canaan
  • Jerusalem Rebuilt by Nehemiah under the direction of Artaxerxes
  • Nehemiah Rebuilds Jerusalem

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Bible Dictionary

  • God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...
  • JerusalemCalled also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the “city of God,” the “holy city;” by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning “the holy;” once “the city of...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And I arose וָאָקוּם wāʾāqûm קוּם Verb · qal sequential imperfect, first person common singular · with and
  • in the night לַיְלָה laylâ לַיִל Noun · masculine singular
  • I and some אֲנִי ʾănî Pronoun · first person common singular מְעַט mĕʿaṭ מְעַט Noun · masculine singular
  • few מְעַט mᵉʻaṭ
  • men וַאֲנָשִׁים waʾănāšîm Noun · masculine plural · with and אֱנוֹשׁ ʼĕnôwsh
  • with me; neither told עִמִּי ʿimmî Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular וְלֹא wĕlōʾ Negative · with and הִגַּדְתִּי higgadtî נָגַד Verb · hiphil perfect, first person common singular
  • I any man לְאָדָם lĕʾādām אָדָם Noun · masculine singular · with preposition
  • what my God מָה mâ Interrogative אֱלֹהַי ʾĕlōhay אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: first person common singular
  • had put נֹתֵן nōtēn נָתַן Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
  • in my heart אֶל ʾel Preposition לִבִּי libbî לֵב Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: first person common singular
  • to do לַעֲשׂוֹת laʿăśôt עָשָׂה Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
  • at Jerusalem לִירוּשָׁלִָם lîrûšālim יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם Proper name · with preposition
  • neither was there any beast וּבְהֵמָה ûbĕhēmâ בְּהֵמָה Noun · feminine singular · with and אֵין ʾên Negative אִם ʾim Conjunction
  • with me, save the beast הַבְּהֵמָה habbĕhēmâ בְּהֵמָה Noun · feminine singular · with the אֲנִי ʾănî Pronoun · first person common singular
  • that I rode upon עִמִּי ʿimmî Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular כִּי kî Conjunction אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative רֹכֵב rōkēb רָכַב Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular בָּהּ bāh Preposition · with suffix: third person feminine singular

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