Nehemiah 2:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 2:18 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 →
וָאַגִּ֨יד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לָהֶ֜ם
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יַ֣ד
yâd
H3027
hand
אֱלֹהַ֗י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הִיא֙
hûwʼ
H1931
he
טוֹבָ֣ה
ṭôwb
H2896
good
עָלַ֔י
ʻal
H5921
upon
וְאַף
ʼaph
H637
also
דִּבְרֵ֥י
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אָֽמַר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לִ֑י
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
נָק֣וּם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
וּבָנִ֔ינוּ
bânâh
H1129
to build
וַיְחַזְּק֥וּ
châzaq
H2388
to strengthen
יְדֵיהֶ֖ם
yâd
H3027
hand
לַטּוֹבָֽה
ṭôwb
H2896
good
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World English Bible Public Domain
I told them of the hand of my God which was good on me, as also of the king's words that he had spoken to me. They said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for the good [work].
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King James Version Public Domain
Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I declared to them the hand of my God, that it was good upon me, and also the words of the king that he had spoken to me. And they said, “We will rise up and build.” And they strengthened their hands for good.
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