Nehemiah 13:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 13:17 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 →
וָאָרִ֕יבָה
rîyb
H7378
to contend
אֵ֖ת
ʼêth
H854
with
חֹרֵ֣י
chôr
H2715
noble
יְהוּדָ֑ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
וָאֹמְרָ֣ה
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לָהֶ֗ם
מָֽה
mâh
H4100
what
הַדָּבָ֨ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הָרָ֤ע
raʻ
H7451
evil
הַזֶּה֙
zeh
H2088
this
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אַתֶּ֣ם
ʼattâh
H859
you
עֹשִׂ֔ים
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
וּֽמְחַלְּלִ֖ים
châlal
H2490
to profane
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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י֥וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַשַּׁבָּֽת
shabbâth
H7676
Sabbath
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, What evil thing is this that you do, and profane the Sabbath day?
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King James Version Public Domain
Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I contended with the nobles of Judah. And I said to them, “What is this evil thing that you are doing, and profaning the day of the sabbath?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).