Nehemiah 6:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 6:16 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 →
וַיְהִ֗י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
שָֽׁמְעוּ֙
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
א֣וֹיְבֵ֔ינוּ
ʼôyêb
H341
enemy
וַיִּֽרְא֗וּ
râʼâh
H7200
to see
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַגּוֹיִם֙
gôwy
H1471
nation
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
סְבִֽיבֹתֵ֔ינוּ
çâbîyb
H5439
round about
וַיִּפְּל֥וּ
nâphal
H5307
to fall
מְאֹ֖ד
mᵉʼôd
H3966
exceedingly
בְּעֵינֵיהֶ֑ם
ʻayin
H5869
eye
וַיֵּ֣דְע֔וּ
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
כִּ֚י
kîy
H3588
that
מֵאֵ֣ת
ʼêth
H854
with
אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
נֶעֶשְׂתָ֖ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
הַמְּלָאכָ֥ה
mᵉlâʼkâh
H4399
work
הַזֹּֽאת
zôʼth
H2063
this
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened, when all our enemies heard [of it], that all the nations that were about us feared, and were much cast down in their own eyes; for they perceived that this work was worked of our God.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened that, when all our enemies heard, all the nations that were around us were afraid, and they fell extremely in their eyes. And they knew that this work was done by our God.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).