Nehemiah 4:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 4:11 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 →
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
צָרֵ֗ינוּ
tsar
H6862
distress
לֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יֵדְעוּ֙
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
וְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִרְא֔וּ
râʼâh
H7200
to see
עַ֛ד
ʻad
H5704
until
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
נָב֥וֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
תּוֹכָ֖ם
tâvek
H8432
midst
וַהֲרַגְנ֑וּם
hârag
H2026
to kill
וְהִשְׁבַּ֖תְנוּ
shâbath
H7673
to cease
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הַמְּלָאכָֽה
mᵉlâʼkâh
H4399
work
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World English Bible Public Domain
Our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, until we come into the midst of them, and kill them, and cause the work to cease.
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King James Version Public Domain
And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And our adversaries said, “They will not know, and they will not see until when we come into their midst and kill them. And we will cause the work to stop.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).