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Parallel NEH 4:12

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BI Neh 4:12 ©

Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)After that, whenever the Jews living close to them came, they repeatedly warned us, “They’re going to attack us from all directions.”

OET-LV[fn] and_the_builders each sword_of_his were_girded on side_of_his and_built and_the_sounded in/on/at/with_trumpet beside_me.


4:12 Note: KJB: Neh.4.18

UHB6 וַֽ⁠יְהִי֙ כַּ⁠אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֣אוּ הַ⁠יְּהוּדִ֔ים הַ⁠יֹּשְׁבִ֖ים אֶצְלָ֑⁠ם וַ⁠יֹּ֤אמְרוּ לָ֨⁠נוּ֙ עֶ֣שֶׂר פְּעָמִ֔ים מִ⁠כָּל־הַ⁠מְּקֹמ֖וֹת אֲשֶׁר־תָּשׁ֥וּבוּ עָלֵֽי⁠נוּ׃
   (6 va⁠yə ka⁠ʼₐsher-bāʼū ha⁠yyəhūdim ha⁠yyoshⱱim ʼeʦlā⁠m va⁠yyoʼmə lā⁠nū ˊeser pəˊāmim mi⁠kkāl-ha⁠mməqomōt ʼₐsher-tāshūⱱū ˊālēy⁠nū.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXXNo BrLXX NEH book available

BrTrAnd it came to pass, when the Jews who lived near them came, that they said to us, They are coming up against us from every quarter.

ULTAnd it happened that, when the Jews dwelling beside them came, they said to us ten times, “From all the places where you turn, they are on us!”[fn]


From all the places where you turn, they are on us meaning of Hebrew uncertain

USTAnd when some of the Jews who lived near our enemies came to Jerusalem, they pleaded with us repeatedly, “Let our men return home so they can defend us!”

BSBAt that time the Jews who lived nearby came and told us ten times [over], “Wherever you turn, they will attack us.”

MSB (Same as above)


OEBAnd it came to pass that when the Jews who dwelt by them came, they said to us ten times, ’From all the places where they dwell they will come up against us.’

WEBBEWhen the Jews who lived by them came, they said to us ten times from all places, “Wherever you turn, they will attack us.”

WMBB (Same as above)

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

LSVAnd it comes to pass, when the Jews have come who are dwelling near them, that they say to us ten times from all the places to where you return—[they are] against us.

FBVThe Jews who lived close by came and told us over and over again, “They're going to attack us from all directions!”[fn]


4:12 Presumed meaning, the Hebrew is obscure.

T4TThe Jews who were living near our enemies came and told us many times, “You should leave the city and go to other places, in order that your enemies will not attack you!”

LEBNo LEB NEH book available

BBEAnd 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.

MoffNo Moff NEH book available

JPS(4-6) And it came to pass that, when the Jews that dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times: 'Ye must return unto us from all places.'

ASVAnd 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.

DRAAnd it came to pass, that when the Jews that dwelt by them came and told us ten times, out of all the places from whence they came to us,

YLTAnd 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.

DrbyAnd 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,

RVAnd it came to pass that, when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times from all places, Ye must return unto us.
   (And it came to pass that, when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times from all places, Ye/You_all must return unto us. )

SLTAnd it will be that when the Jews dwelling near them came, and they will say to us ten times, From all places which ye shall turn back to us.

WbstrAnd it came to pass, that when the Jews who dwelt by them came, they said to us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return to us they will be upon you .

KJB-1769And 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.[fn]
   (And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence/where ye/you_all shall return unto us they will be upon you. )


4.12 From all…: or, That from all places ye must return to us

KJB-1611[fn]And it came to passe that when the Iewes which dwelt by them, came, they said vnto vs ten time, From all places, whence yee shall returne vnto vs, they will be vpon you.
   (And it came to pass that when the Yews which dwelt by them, came, they said unto us ten time, From all places, whence/where ye/you_all shall return unto us, they will be upon you.)


4:12 Or, that from all places ye must returne to vs.

BshpsNo Bshps NEH book available

GnvaBut when the Iewes (which dwelt beside them) came, they told vs ten times, From all places whence ye shall returne, they wil be vpon vs.
   (But when the Yews (which dwelt beside them) came, they told us ten times, From all places whence/where ye/you_all shall return, they will be upon us. )

CvdlNo Cvdl NEH book available

WyclNo Wycl NEH book available

LuthNo Luth NEH book available

ClVgFactum est autem venientibus Judæis qui habitabant juxta eos, et dicentibus nobis per decem vices, ex omnibus locis quibus venerant ad nos,
   (Done it_is however they_will_comeibus Yudæis who they_lived next_to them, and they_will_sayibus us through ten times, from to_all places to_whom venerant to we/us, )

RP-GNTNo RP-GNT NEH book available


HAPHebrew accents and phrasing: See Allan Johnson's Hebrew accents and phrasing analysis.

TSNTyndale Study Notes:

4:12 They will come from all directions and attack us! Jews from the surrounding areas might have been exhorting the people working in Jerusalem to return to their villages to avoid being killed in an attack.


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בָּ֣אוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,builders (a)_man sword_of,his strapped on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in side_of,his and,built and,the,sounded in/on/at/with,trumpet beside,me )

The implication is that they came to Jerusalem to speak with the Jewish leaders there. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this explicitly. Alternate translation: [came to Jerusalem to speak with us]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

הַ⁠יְּהוּדִ֔ים הַ⁠יֹּשְׁבִ֖ים אֶצְלָ֑⁠ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,builders (a)_man sword_of,his strapped on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in side_of,his and,built and,the,sounded in/on/at/with,trumpet beside,me )

Them means the enemies Nehemiah has been talking about, so this expression likely refers to the Jews who lived near Nehemiah and those helping him. But it does not mean all of these Jews, just some who came to Jerusalem. Nehemiah is describing part of this group as if it were the whole group. Alternate translation: [some of the Jews who lived near our enemies]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וַ⁠יֹּ֤אמְרוּ לָ֨⁠נוּ֙ עֶ֣שֶׂר פְּעָמִ֔ים

(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,builders (a)_man sword_of,his strapped on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in side_of,his and,built and,the,sounded in/on/at/with,trumpet beside,me )

Here the number 10 is used to represent “many.” Alternate translation: [spoke to us many times]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מִ⁠כָּל־הַ⁠מְּקֹמ֖וֹת אֲשֶׁר־תָּשׁ֥וּבוּ עָלֵֽי⁠נוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,builders (a)_man sword_of,his strapped on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in side_of,his and,built and,the,sounded in/on/at/with,trumpet beside,me )

The meaning of this Hebrew phrase is uncertain. However, one explanation that would fit the context is that these exposed Jewish communities sent representatives to Jerusalem to tell Nehemiah that they were afraid of being attacked in their villages. The “places where you return” could mean “anywhere we live,” referring to the villages, and “they are on us” could mean that the enemies could attack these undefended towns at any time. Perhaps these representatives were asking Nehemiah to release their able-bodied men from work duty and send them home so they could help defend their families and neighbors. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could say something like this explicitly. Alternate translation: [Our enemies could attack us anywhere we live, so let our men return home so they can defend us!]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

מִ⁠כָּל־הַ⁠מְּקֹמ֖וֹת

(Some words not found in UHB: and,the,builders (a)_man sword_of,his strapped on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in side_of,his and,built and,the,sounded in/on/at/with,trumpet beside,me )

This phrase likely indicates “in every direction.” The word “all” is an exaggeration for emphasis. Alternate translation: [anywhere we live]

BI Neh 4:12 ©