Nehemiah 4:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 4:3 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 →
וְטוֹבִיָּ֥ה
Ṭôwbîyâh
H2900
Tobiah
הָעַמֹּנִ֖י
ʻAmmôwnîy
H5984
Ammonite
אֶצְל֑וֹ
ʼêtsel
H681
beside
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
גַּ֚ם
gam
H1571
also
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הֵ֣ם
hêm
H1992
they
בּוֹנִ֔ים
bânâh
H1129
to build
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
יַעֲלֶ֣ה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
שׁוּעָ֔ל
shûwʻâl
H7776
fox
וּפָרַ֖ץ
pârats
H6555
to break through
חוֹמַ֥ת
chôwmâh
H2346
wall
אַבְנֵיהֶֽם
ʼeben
H68
stone
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they are building, if a fox go up, he shall break down their stone wall.
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King James Version Public Domain
Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him. And he said, “Yes, if a fox goes up on what they are building, then he would break down their wall of stones!”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).