Nehemiah 13:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 13:21 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 →
וָאָעִ֣ידָה
ʻûwd
H5749
to testify
בָהֶ֗ם
וָאֹמְרָ֤ה
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲלֵיהֶם֙
ʼêl
H413
to
מַדּ֜וּעַ
maddûwaʻ
H4069
why
אַתֶּ֤ם
ʼattâh
H859
you
לֵנִים֙
lûwn
H3885
to lodge
נֶ֣גֶד
neged
H5048
before
הַחוֹמָ֔ה
chôwmâh
H2346
wall
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
תִּשְׁנ֕וּ
shânâh
H8138
to change
יָ֖ד
yâd
H3027
hand
אֶשְׁלַ֣ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
בָּכֶ֑ם
מִן
min
H4480
from
הָעֵ֣ת
ʻêth
H6256
time
הַהִ֔יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
בָ֖אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
בַּשַּׁבָּֽת
shabbâth
H7676
Sabbath
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then I testified against them, and said to them, Why lodge you about the wall? if you do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the Sabbath.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I testified against them, and I said to them, “Why are you lodging in front of the wall? If you repeat, I will stretch out a hand on you!” From that time, they did not come on the sabbath.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).