Nehemiah 4:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 4:12 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 →
וַֽיְהִי֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כַּאֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בָּ֣אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים
Yᵉhûwdîy
H3064
Jew
הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
אֶצְלָ֑ם
ʼêtsel
H681
beside
וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לָ֨נוּ֙
עֶ֣שֶׂר
ʻeser
H6235
ten
פְּעָמִ֔ים
paʻam
H6471
time
מִכָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַמְּקֹמ֖וֹת
mâqôwm
H4725
place
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
תָּשׁ֥וּבוּ
shûwb
H7725
to return
עָלֵֽינוּ
ʻal
H5921
upon
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened that when the Jews who lived by them came, they said to us ten times from all places, You must return to us.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened that, when the Jews dwelling beside them came, they said to us ten times, “From all the places where you turn, they are on us!”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).