Verse List for NEH 6:9

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OET (OET-RV) We knew that they were just trying to frighten us so that we’d stop the repairs and it would never get finished.
§  My god, strengthen my hands.

OET-LV if/because of _them _of_all were_making _afraid us to_say hands _of_their they _will _drop from the_work and_not it _will _be _done and_now strengthen DOM hands _of_my.

ULT For all of them were frightening us, saying, “Their hands will drop from the work, and it will not be done.” So now, strengthen my hands.

UST I knew that they were all just trying to frighten us. They thought, “The Jews will become so afraid that they will stop working on the wall, and they will never finish rebuilding it.” So I prayed, “O God, give me courage.”

BSB & MSB For they were all [trying] to frighten us, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will never be finished.”
§  But now, my God,[fn] strengthen my hands.

OEB No OEB NEH book available

WEBBE & WMBB For they all would have made us afraid, saying, “Their hands will be weakened from the work, that it not be done.” But now, strengthen my hands.

NET All of them were wanting to scare us, supposing, “Their hands will grow slack from the work, and it won’t get done.”
¶  So now, strengthen my hands!

LSV for all of them are making us afraid, saying, “Their hands are too feeble for the work, and it is not done”; and now, strengthen my hands.

FBV They were all just trying to scare us, telling themselves, “They won't have the strength to work so it won't ever get finished.” But I prayed, now make me strong!

T4T I said that because I knew that they were trying to cause us to be afraid, with the result that we would stop working on the wall. So I actually became more determined (OR, I prayed to God to help me) to continue the work.

LEB for all of them sought to frighten us, saying, “their hands will not do the work.” And now, God, strengthen my hands.

BBE For they were hoping to put fear in us, saying, Their hands will become feeble and give up the work so that it may not get done. But now, O God, make my hands strong.

Moff (For they all wanted to terrify us; they thought, “Their hands will drop the work, and it will never be done.” But now, strengthen thou my hands!)

JPS For they all would have us afraid, saying: 'Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done.' But now, strengthen Thou my hands.

ASV For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. But now, O God, strengthen thou my hands.

DRA For all these men thought to frighten us, thinking that our hands would cease from the work, and that we would leave off. Wherefore I strengthened my hands the more:

YLT for all of them are making us afraid, saying, 'Their hands are too feeble for the work, and it is not done;' and now, strengthen Thou my hands.

Drby For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be slackened from the work, that it be not carried out. — Now therefore strengthen my hands!

RV For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. But now, O God, strengthen thou my hands.
(For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. But now, Oh God, strengthen thou/you my hands.)

SLT For all of them causing us to be afraid, saying, their hands shall be slackened from the work, and it shall not be done. And now strengthen my hand.

Wbstr For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it may not be done. Now therefore, O God , strengthen my hands.

KJB-1769 For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.
(For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, Oh God, strengthen my hands.)

KJB-1611 For they all made vs afraid, saying, Their handes shall be weakened from the worke that it bee not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps For they were all minded to make vs afrayde, saying, They shall withdrawe their handes from their worke, that it shall not be finished: Nowe therefore strengthen thou my hande.
(For they were all minded to make us afraid, saying, They shall withdraw their hands from their work, that it shall not be finished: Now therefore strengthen thou/you my hand.)

Gnva For all they afrayed vs, saying, Their handes shalbe weakened from the worke, and it shall not be done: nowe therefore incourage thou me.
(For all they afraid us, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, and it shall not be done: now therefore encourage thou/you me.)

Cvdl For they were all mynded to make us afrayed, and thoughte: They shal withdrawe their handes from the worke, yt they shal not laboure. Howbeit I stregthed my hande the more.
(For they were all minded to make us afraid, and thought: They shall withdraw their hands from the work, it they shall not labour. Howbeit I stregthed my hand the more.)

Wycl Alle these men maden vs aferd, and thouyten that oure hondis schulden ceesse fro werkis, that we schulden reste; for which cause Y coumfortide more myn hond.
(All these men made us afraid, and thought that our hands should cease from works, that we should rest; for which cause I comforted more mine hand.)

Luth Denn sie alle wollten uns furchtsam machen und gedachten: Sie sollen die Hand abtun vom Geschäfte, daß sie nicht arbeiten. Aber ich stärkte desto mehr meine Hand.
(Because they/she/them all wanted us/to_us/ourselves fearful make and thought(v): They/She should the hand dismiss/brush_aside from_the shops(n), that they/she/them not work(v). But I strengthened the_more more my Hand.)

ClVg Omnes enim hi terrebant nos, cogitantes quod cessarent manus nostræ ab opere, et quiesceremus: quam ob causam magis confortavi manus meas.
(All_of_them because these they_were_frightening us, thinking that to_ceasent hands our away by_work, and to_restmus: how because cause more I_strengthened hands of_mine.)

UHB כִּ֣י כֻלָּ֗⁠ם מְיָֽרְאִ֤ים אוֹתָ֨⁠נוּ֙ לֵ⁠אמֹ֔ר יִרְפּ֧וּ יְדֵי⁠הֶ֛ם מִן־הַ⁠מְּלָאכָ֖ה וְ⁠לֹ֣א תֵעָשֶׂ֑ה וְ⁠עַתָּ֖ה חַזֵּ֥ק אֶת־יָדָֽ⁠י׃ ‡

BrLXX No BrLXX NEH book available

BrTr For all were trying to alarm us, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from this work, and it shall not be done. Now therefore I have strengthened my hands.