Nehemiah 2:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 2:17 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 →
וָאוֹמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲלֵהֶ֗ם
ʼêl
H413
to
אַתֶּ֤ם
ʼattâh
H859
you
רֹאִים֙
râʼâh
H7200
to see
הָרָעָה֙
raʻ
H7451
evil
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אֲנַ֣חְנוּ
ʼănachnûw
H587
we
בָ֔הּ
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
חֲרֵבָ֔ה
chârab
H2717
to lay waste
וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ
shaʻar
H8179
gate
נִצְּת֣וּ
yâtsath
H3341
to kindle
בָאֵ֑שׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
לְכ֗וּ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
וְנִבְנֶה֙
bânâh
H1129
to build
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
חוֹמַ֣ת
chôwmâh
H2346
wall
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
וְלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
נִהְיֶ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
ע֖וֹד
ʻôwd
H5750
still
חֶרְפָּֽה
cherpâh
H2781
reproach
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then said I to them, You see the evil case that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and the gates of it are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I said to them, “You see the evil that we are in, that Jerusalem is desolate and its gates have been burned by fire. Come, and let us build the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be a reproach.”
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