Nehemiah 6:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 6:9 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 →
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
כֻלָּ֗ם
kôl
H3605
all
מְיָֽרְאִ֤ים
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
אוֹתָ֨נוּ֙
ʼêth
H853
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לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יִרְפּ֧וּ
râphâh
H7503
to relax
יְדֵיהֶ֛ם
yâd
H3027
hand
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַמְּלָאכָ֖ה
mᵉlâʼkâh
H4399
work
וְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תֵעָשֶׂ֑ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
וְעַתָּ֖ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
חַזֵּ֥ק
châzaq
H2388
to strengthen
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
יָדָֽי
yâd
H3027
hand
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World English Bible Public Domain
For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it not be done. But now, [God], strengthen you my hands.
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King James Version Public Domain
For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For all of them were frightening us, saying, “Their hands will drop from the work, and it will not be done.” So now, strengthen my hands.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).