Nehemiah 4:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

And when the Jews who lived near them came, they said to us ten times, From whatever place you turn, they will be upon us.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Every builder had his sword strapped to his side as he worked, and the one who sounded the trumpet stood beside me.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it came to pass that, when the Jews{H3064} that dwelt{H3427} by them{H681} came,{H935} they said{H559} unto us ten{H6235} times{H6471} from all places,{H4725} Ye must return{H7725} unto us.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it came to pass, that when the Jews{H3064} which dwelt{H3427}{(H8802)} by them{H681} came{H935}{(H8804)}, they said{H559}{(H8799)} unto us ten{H6235} times{H6471}, From all places{H4725} whence ye shall return{H7725}{(H8799)} unto us they will be upon you.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But whan the Iewes that dwelt besyde them, came out of all the places where they dwelt aboute vs, and tolde vs as good as te tymes,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    But when the Iewes (which dwelt beside them) came, they told vs ten times, From all places whece ye shal returne, they wil be vpon vs.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    But when the Iewes which dwelt beside them, came, they told vs as good as ten times, that in all places where ye go vnto, they are appoynted to fal vpon vs.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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].

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    It happened that when the Jews who lived by them came, they said to us ten times from all places, You must return to us.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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 -- `they are' against us.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And it came about that when the Jews who were living near them came, they said to us ten times, From all directions they are coming against us.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    It happened that when the Jews who lived by them came, they said to us ten times from all places, "Wherever you turn, they will attack us."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    So it happened that the Jews who were living near them came and warned us repeatedly about all the schemes they were plotting against us.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 31:7 : 7 And your father has deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God did not allow him to harm me.
  • Gen 31:41 : 41 Thus have I been twenty years in your house; I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your cattle: and you have changed my wages ten times.
  • Num 14:22 : 22 Because all those men who have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not listened to my voice;
  • Job 19:3 : 3 These ten times you have reproached me; you are not ashamed that you make yourselves strange to me.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    6 So we built the wall; and all the wall was joined together up to half its height: for the people had a mind to work.

    7 But it happened, when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabians, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the walls of Jerusalem were repaired, and the breaches began to be stopped, they were very angry,

    8 And all of them conspired together to come and fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.

    9 Nevertheless we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

    10 And Judah said, The strength of the laborers is failing, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.

    11 And our adversaries said, They shall not know or see anything until we come in among them and kill them, and cause the work to cease.

  • Neh 4:13-16
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    13 Therefore I set men in the lowest parts behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people according to their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

    14 And I looked, and rose up, and said to the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Do not be afraid of them: remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brethren, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses.

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    16 And it came to pass from that time on, that half of my servants did the work, and the other half held the spears, the shields, the bows, and the armor; and the leaders stood behind all the house of Judah.

  • Esth 9:1-2
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    1 Now in the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's command and his decree came to be executed, on the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned around, so the Jews had power over those who hated them;)

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    12 Be it known to the king, that the Jews who came up from you to us are come to Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls and joined the foundations.

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  • Neh 4:1-4
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    1 But it happened that when Sanballat heard we were building the wall, he was angry, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.

    2 And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish in a day? Will they revive the stones from the heaps of rubbish that are burned?

    3 Now Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said, Even what they build, if a fox goes up, he will break down their stone wall.

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    5 And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach the city, and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them.

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  • Neh 6:1-2
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    21 Then I warned them, and said to them, Why do you spend the night around the wall? If you do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time on they came no more on the Sabbath.

  • Neh 2:19
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    4 Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,

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