Nehemiah 2:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 2:20 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 →
וָאָשִׁ֨יב
shûwb
H7725
to return
אוֹתָ֜ם
ʼêth
H853
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דָּבָ֗ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
וָאוֹמַ֤ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לָהֶם֙
אֱלֹהֵ֣י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
ה֚וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
יַצְלִ֣יחַֽ
tsâlach
H6743
to prosper
לָ֔נוּ
וַאֲנַ֥חְנוּ
ʼănachnûw
H587
we
עֲבָדָ֖יו
ʻebed
H5650
servant
נָק֣וּם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
וּבָנִ֑ינוּ
bânâh
H1129
to build
וְלָכֶ֗ם
אֵֽין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
חֵ֧לֶק
chêleq
H2506
portion
וּצְדָקָ֛ה
tsᵉdâqâh
H6666
righteousness
וְזִכָּר֖וֹן
zikrôwn
H2146
memorial
בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then answered I them, and said to them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but you have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I returned them a word, and I said to them: “The God of heaven, he will cause us to succeed, and we ourselves, his servants, will rise up and build. But for you there is neither share nor right nor memorial in Jerusalem.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).