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Nehemiah 4:11–12

11 And our enemies said, “They will not know or see till we come among them and kill them and stop the work.” 12 At that time the Jews who lived near them came from all directions and said to us ten times, “You must return to us.”5

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Nehemiah 4:11–12 — The New International Version (NIV)

11 Also our enemies said, “Before they know it or see us, we will be right there among them and will kill them and put an end to the work.”

12 Then the Jews who lived near them came and told us ten times over, “Wherever you turn, they will attack us.”

Nehemiah 4:11–12 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Nehemiah 4:11–12 — New Living Translation (NLT)

11 Meanwhile, our enemies were saying, “Before they know what’s happening, we will swoop down on them and kill them and end their work.”

12 The Jews who lived near the enemy came and told us again and again, “They will come from all directions and attack us!”

Nehemiah 4:11–12 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

11 And our adversaries said, “They will neither know nor see anything, till we come into their midst and kill them and cause the work to cease.”

12 So it was, when the Jews who dwelt near them came, that they told us ten times, “From whatever place you turn, they will be upon us.”

Nehemiah 4:11–12 — New Century Version (NCV)

11 And our enemies said, “The Jews won’t know or see anything until we come among them and kill them and stop the work.”

12 Then the Jewish people who lived near our enemies came and told us ten times, “Everywhere you turn, the enemy will attack us.”

Nehemiah 4:11–12 — American Standard Version (ASV)

11 And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come into the midst of them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease. 12 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 4:11–12 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

11 And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come into the midst of them and kill them, and put an end to the work. 12 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 4:11–12 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

11 Our enemies said, “Before they know what is happening or see a thing, we will be right in the middle of them. We’ll kill them and bring the work to an end.” 

12 Jews who were living near our enemies warned us ten times that our enemies would attack us from every direction. 

Nehemiah 4:11–12 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

11 And our enemies said, “They won’t know or see anything until we’re among them and can kill them and stop the work.” 12 When the Jews who lived nearby arrived, they said to us time and again, “Everywhere you turn, they attack us.”

Nehemiah 4:11–12 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

11 And our enemies said, “They will not know or see anything before we come upon them and kill them and stop the work.” 12 When the Jews who lived near them came, they said to us ten times, “From all the places where they live they will come up against us.”

Nehemiah 4:11–12 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

11 Then our enemies said, “They will not know nor see until we come upon them and will kill them and stop the work.” 12 When the Jews who lived beside them came, they said to us ten times, “From all of the places where they live, they will come up against us.”

Nehemiah 4:11–12 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

11 And our enemies said, “We will be right there among them. We’ll kill them. We’ll put an end to their work. We’ll do it before they even know it or see us.”

12 Then the Jews who lived near our enemies came to us. They told us ten times, “No matter where you are, they’ll attack us.”

Nehemiah 4:11–12 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

11 Our enemies said, “They will not know or see until we come among them, kill them and put a stop to the work.”

12 When the Jews who lived near them came and told us ten times, “They will come up against us from every place where you may turn,”


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