Nehemiah 4:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 4:15 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 →
וַיְהִ֞י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כַּֽאֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
שָׁמְע֤וּ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אוֹיְבֵ֨ינוּ֙
ʼôyêb
H341
enemy
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
נ֣וֹדַֽע
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
לָ֔נוּ
וַיָּ֥פֶר
pârar
H6565
to break
הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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עֲצָתָ֑ם
ʻêtsâh
H6098
counsel
ונשוב
shûwb
H7725
to return
וַנָּ֤שָׁב
shûwb
H7725
to return
כֻּלָּ֨נוּ֙
kôl
H3605
all
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַ֣חוֹמָ֔ה
chôwmâh
H2346
wall
אִ֖ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
מְלַאכְתּֽוֹ
mᵉlâʼkâh
H4399
work
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, when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and God had brought their counsel to nothing, that we returned all of us to the wall, everyone to his work.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened that, when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and God had frustrated their counsels, all of us returned to the wall, a man to his work.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).