Nehemiah 2:10 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 2:10 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 →
וַיִּשְׁמַ֞ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
סַנְבַלַּ֣ט
Çanballaṭ
H5571
Sanballat
הַחֹרֹנִ֗י
Chôrônîy
H2772
Horonite
וְטֽוֹבִיָּה֙
Ṭôwbîyâh
H2900
Tobiah
הָעֶ֣בֶד
ʻebed
H5650
servant
הָֽעַמֹּנִ֔י
ʻAmmôwnîy
H5984
Ammonite
וַיֵּ֥רַע
râʻaʻ
H7489
to do evil
לָהֶ֖ם
רָעָ֣ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
גְדֹלָ֑ה
gâdôwl
H1419
great
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בָּ֥א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אָדָ֔ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ
bâqash
H1245
to seek
טוֹבָ֖ה
ṭôwb
H2896
good
לִבְנֵ֥י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
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World English Bible Public Domain
When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly, because a man had come to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
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King James Version Public Domain
When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah, the servant, the Ammonite, heard. And it was evil to them, a great evil, that someone had come to seek good for the sons of Israel.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).