Nehemiah 4:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.”

Nehemiah 4:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Nehemiah 4:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Nehemiah 4:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry, and was very indignant, and mocked the Jews.”

Nehemiah 4:1 — World English Bible

Nehemiah 4:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But it came to pass that, when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews. ”

Nehemiah 4:1 — American Standard Version

Nehemiah 4:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And it cometh to pass, when Sanballat hath heard that we are building the wall, that it is displeasing to him, and he is very angry and mocketh at the Jews,”

Nehemiah 4:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Nehemiah 4:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And it came to pass that when Sanballat heard that we built the wall, he was angry and very indignant, and mocked the Jews. ”

Nehemiah 4:1 — Darby Translation

Nehemiah 4:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, then was he wroth and sore grieued, and mocked the Iewes,”

Nehemiah 4:1 — Geneva Bible

Nehemiah 4:1 in Context — Nehemiah 4

1 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.

2 And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?

3 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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What Does Nehemiah 4:1 Mean?

Nehemiah 4:1 is a verse from the Book of Nehemiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Nehemiah chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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