Nehemiah 1:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 1:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיָּבֹ֨א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
חֲנָ֜נִי
Chănânîy
H2607
Hanani
אֶחָ֧ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
מֵאַחַ֛י
ʼâch
H251
brother
ה֥וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וַאֲנָשִׁ֖ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
מִֽיהוּדָ֑ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
וָאֶשְׁאָלֵ֞ם
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַיְּהוּדִ֧ים
Yᵉhûwdîy
H3064
Jew
הַפְּלֵיטָ֛ה
pᵉlêyṭâh
H6413
escape
אֲשֶֽׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
נִשְׁאֲר֥וּ
shâʼar
H7604
to remain
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַשֶּׁ֖בִי
shᵉbîy
H7628
captivity
וְעַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
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World English Bible Public Domain
that Hanani, one of my brothers, came, he and certain men out of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped, who were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
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King James Version Public Domain
That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Hanani, one of my brothers, came, he and men from Judah. And I asked them about the Jews who escaped, who were left behind from the captivity, and about Jerusalem.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).