Nehemiah 5:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 5:9 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 →
ויאמר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
וָאוֹמַ֕ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
ט֥וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
הַדָּבָ֖ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אַתֶּ֣ם
ʼattâh
H859
you
עֹשִׂ֑ים
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
הֲל֞וֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
בְּיִרְאַ֤ת
yirʼâh
H3374
fear
אֱלֹהֵ֨ינוּ֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
תֵּלֵ֔כוּ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
מֵחֶרְפַּ֖ת
cherpâh
H2781
reproach
הַגּוֹיִ֥ם
gôwy
H1471
nation
אוֹיְבֵֽינוּ
ʼôyêb
H341
enemy
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World English Bible Public Domain
Also I said, The thing that you do is not good: ought you not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies?
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King James Version Public Domain
Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I said, “This thing that you are doing is not good. Should you not walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).