Nehemiah 2:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem. ”
Nehemiah 2:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 2:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 2:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then I answered them, and said to them, “The God of heaven will prosper us. Therefore we, his servants, will arise and build; but you have no portion, nor right, nor memorial in Jerusalem.””
Nehemiah 2:20 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 2:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem. ”
Nehemiah 2:20 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 2:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And I return them word, and say to them, `The God of the heavens--He doth give prosperity to us, and we His servants rise and have built; and to you there is no portion, and right, and memorial in Jerusalem.'”
Nehemiah 2:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 2:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I answered them, and said to them, TheGod of the heavens, he will prosper us, and we his servants will arise and build; but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial in Jerusalem. ”
Nehemiah 2:20 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 2:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then answered I them, and sayd to them, The God of heauen, he will prosper vs, and we his seruants will rise vp and buylde: but as for you, ye haue no portion nor right, nor memoriall in Ierusalem. ”
Nehemiah 2:20 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 2:20 in Context — Nehemiah 2
18 Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king’s words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.
19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?
20 Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.
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What Does Nehemiah 2:20 Mean?
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