Neemias 2:16

A Biblia Sagrada

E no souberam os magistrados aonde eu fora nem o que eu fazia; porque ainda nem aos judeus, nem aos sacerdotes, nem aos nobres, nem aos magistrados, nem aos mais que faziam a obra, at ento tinha declarado coisa alguma.

Parallel Translations

Almeida Revista e Atualizada
No sabiam os magistrados aonde eu fora nem o que fazia, pois at aqui no havia eu declarado coisa alguma, nem aos judeus, nem aos sacerdotes, nem aos nobres, nem aos magistrados, nem aos mais que faziam a obra.

Almeida Revista e Corrigida
E no souberam os magistrados aonde eu fui nem o que eu fazia; porque ainda at ento nem aos judeus, nem aos nobres, nem aos magistrados, nem aos mais que faziam a obra tinha declarado coisa alguma.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the rulers: Nehemiah 2:12

Reciprocal: Exodus 24:11 - nobles

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did..... The rulers of the city of Jerusalem, who seem to be officers of the king of Persia, since they are distinguished from Jewish rulers in the next clause:

neither had I as yet told it to the Jews; what he came about and designed to do:

nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers; the principal men among the Jews, both ecclesiastical and civil:

nor to the rest that did the work; of building and repairing; neither those that were employed in it, nor those that overlooked it.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The rulers - The principal authorities of the city, in the absence of the special governor.

The rest that did the work - i. e. “the laboring class that (afterward) actually built the wall.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 16. The rulers knew not whither I went — He made no person privy to his design, that he might hide every thing as much as possible from their enemies till he had all things in readiness; lest they should take measures to defeat the work.