Nehemiah 4:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 4:2 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 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
אֶחָ֗יו
ʼâch
H251
brother
וְחֵיל֙
chêyl
H2426
fortress
שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן
Shômᵉrôwn
H8111
Samaria
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מָ֛ה
mâh
H4100
what
הַיְּהוּדִ֥ים
Yᵉhûwdîy
H3064
Jew
הָאֲמֵלָלִ֖ים
ʼămêlâl
H537
weak
עֹשִׂ֑ים
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
הֲיַעַזְב֨וּ
ʻâzab
H5800
to leave
לָהֶ֤ם
הֲיִזְבָּ֨חוּ֙
zâbach
H2076
to sacrifice
הַיְכַלּ֣וּ
kâlâh
H3615
to finish
בַיּ֔וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַיְחַיּ֧וּ
châyâh
H2421
to live
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָאֲבָנִ֛ים
ʼeben
H68
stone
מֵעֲרֵמ֥וֹת
ʻârêm
H6194
pile
הֶעָפָ֖ר
ʻâphâr
H6083
dust
וְהֵ֥מָּה
hêm
H1992
they
שְׂרוּפֽוֹת
sâraph
H8313
to burn
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World English Bible Public Domain
He spoke before his brothers and the army of Samaria, and said, What are these feeble Jews doing? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, seeing they are burned?
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King James Version Public Domain
And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he spoke before the face of his brothers and the army of Samaria, and he said, “What are the feeble Jews doing? Will they restore for themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish in a day? Will they bring to life the stones from piles of dust, when they have been burned?”
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