Nehemiah 1:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 1:3 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 →
וַיֹּאמְרוּ֮
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לִי֒
הַֽנִּשְׁאָרִ֞ים
shâʼar
H7604
to remain
אֲשֶֽׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
נִשְׁאֲר֤וּ
shâʼar
H7604
to remain
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַשְּׁבִי֙
shᵉbîy
H7628
captivity
שָׁ֣ם
shâm
H8033
there
בַּמְּדִינָ֔ה
mᵉdîynâh
H4082
province
בְּרָעָ֥ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
גְדֹלָ֖ה
gâdôwl
H1419
great
וּבְחֶרְפָּ֑ה
cherpâh
H2781
reproach
וְחוֹמַ֤ת
chôwmâh
H2346
wall
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
מְפֹרָ֔צֶת
pârats
H6555
to break through
וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ
shaʻar
H8179
gate
נִצְּת֥וּ
yâtsath
H3341
to kindle
בָאֵֽשׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
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World English Bible Public Domain
They said to me, The remnant who are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates of it are burned with fire.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they said to me, “The ones left behind, who were left behind from the captivity there in the province, are in great evil and in reproach. And the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.”
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