Nehemiah 13:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 13:11 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 →
וָאָרִ֨יבָה֙
rîyb
H7378
to contend
אֶת
ʼêth
H854
with
הַסְּגָנִ֔ים
çâgân
H5461
governor
וָאֹ֣מְרָ֔ה
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מַדּ֖וּעַ
maddûwaʻ
H4069
why
נֶעֱזַ֣ב
ʻâzab
H5800
to leave
בֵּית
bayith
H1004
house
הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וָֽאֶ֨קְבְּצֵ֔ם
qâbats
H6908
to gather
וָֽאַעֲמִדֵ֖ם
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
עָמְדָֽם
ʻômed
H5977
standing place
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I contended with the prefects, and I said, “Why is the house of God forsaken?” And I gathered them and caused them to stand at their stations.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).