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KJV Lexicon And it came to pass when our enemies'oyeb (o-yabe') hating; an adversary -- enemy, foe. heard shama` (shaw-mah') to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) that it was known yada` (yaw-dah') to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially unto us and God 'elohiym (el-o-heem') angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty. had brought parar (paw-rar') to break up (usually figuratively), i.e. to violate, frustrate their counsel `etsah (ay-tsaw') advice; by implication, plan; also prudence -- advice, advisement, counsel(l-(or), purpose. to nought parar (paw-rar') to break up (usually figuratively), i.e. to violate, frustrate that we returned shuwb (shoob) to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively all of us to the wall chowmah (kho-maw') a wall of protection -- wall, walled. every one 'iysh (eesh) a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) unto his work mla'kah (mel-aw-kaw') deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor) Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible When our enemies heard that it was known to us, and that God had frustrated their plan, then all of us returned to the wall, each one to his work. King James Bible And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work. Holman Christian Standard Bible When our enemies heard that we knew their scheme and that God had frustrated it, every one of us returned to his own work on the wall. International Standard Version Our opponents heard that we had learned about them, that God had brought their plans to failure, and that each and every one of us had come to work on the wall. NET Bible It so happened that when our adversaries heard that we were aware of these matters, God frustrated their intentions. Then all of us returned to the wall, each to his own work. GOD'S WORD® Translation When our enemies heard that we knew about their plots and that God had prevented their plans from being successful, we all went back to the work on the wall. Each person performed his own job. King James 2000 Bible And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nothing, that we returned all of us to the wall, everyone unto his work. Links Nehemiah 4:15Nehemiah 4:15 NIV Nehemiah 4:15 NLT Nehemiah 4:15 ESV Nehemiah 4:15 NASB Nehemiah 4:15 KJV |