Nehemiah 2:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 2:19 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 →
וַיִּשְׁמַע֩
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
סַנְבַלַּ֨ט
Çanballaṭ
H5571
Sanballat
הַחֹרֹנִ֜י
Chôrônîy
H2772
Horonite
וְטֹבִיָּ֣ה
Ṭôwbîyâh
H2900
Tobiah
הָעֶ֣בֶד
ʻebed
H5650
servant
הָֽעַמּוֹנִ֗י
ʻAmmôwnîy
H5984
Ammonite
וְגֶ֨שֶׁם֙
Geshem
H1654
Geshem
הָֽעַרְבִ֔י
ʻĂrâbîy
H6163
Arabian
וַיַּלְעִ֣גוּ
lâʻag
H3932
to mock
לָ֔נוּ
וַיִּבְז֖וּ
bâzâh
H959
to despise
עָלֵ֑ינוּ
ʻal
H5921
upon
וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מָֽה
mâh
H4100
what
הַדָּבָ֤ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַזֶּה֙
zeh
H2088
this
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אַתֶּ֣ם
ʼattâh
H859
you
עֹשִׂ֔ים
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
הַעַ֥ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אַתֶּ֥ם
ʼattâh
H859
you
מֹרְדִֽים
mârad
H4775
to rebel
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World English Bible Public Domain
But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they ridiculed us, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that you do? will you rebel against the king?
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King James Version Public Domain
But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah, the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian heard, and they mocked us, and they despised us. And they said, “What is this thing that you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).