Nehemiah 4:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Nehemiah 4:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 4:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 4:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, “What they are building, if a fox climbed up it, he would break down their stone wall.””
Nehemiah 4:3 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 4:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they are building, if a fox go up, he shall break down their stone wall. ”
Nehemiah 4:3 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 4:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Tobiah the Ammonite <FI>is<Fi> by him and saith, `Also, that which they are building--if a fox doth go up, then it hath broken down their stone wall.'”
Nehemiah 4:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 4:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Tobijah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox went up, it would break down their stone wall. — ”
Nehemiah 4:3 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 4:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and said, Although they buylde, yet if a foxe goe vp, he shall euen breake downe their stonie wall.”
Nehemiah 4:3 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 4:3 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.
4 Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:
5 And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders.
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What Does Nehemiah 4:3 Mean?
Nehemiah 4:3 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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