Nehemiah 4:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you.”
Nehemiah 4:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 4:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 4:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When the Jews who lived by them came, they said to us ten times from all places, “Wherever you turn, they will attack us.””
Nehemiah 4:12 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 4:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And it came to pass that, when the Jews that dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times from all places, Ye must return unto us. ”
Nehemiah 4:12 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 4:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And it cometh to pass, when the Jews have come who are dwelling near them, that they say to us ten times from all the places whither ye return--<FI> they are<Fi> against us.”
Nehemiah 4:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 4:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And it came to pass that when the Jews that dwelt by them came and told us so ten times, from all the places whence they returned to us, ”
Nehemiah 4:12 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 4:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But when the Iewes (which dwelt beside them) came, they told vs ten times, From all places whence ye shall returne, they wil be vpon vs.”
Nehemiah 4:12 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 4:12 in Context — Nehemiah 4
10 And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.
11 And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.
12 And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you.
13 Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
14 And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
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What Does Nehemiah 4:12 Mean?
Nehemiah 4:12 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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