NEH 4:3 Parallel Verse View

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Original NEH 3:35: Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

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).

ULT And Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him. And he said, “Yes, if a fox goes up on what they are building, then he would break down their wall of stones!”

UST Tobiah the Ammonite was standing beside Sanballat. He made fun of the Jews by saying, “Right! The wall that they are building is so weak that if a fox walked across the top of it, it would fall down!”

BSB & MSB Then Tobiah the Ammonite, who was beside him, said, “If even a fox were to climb up on what they are building, it would break down their wall of stones!”

OEB No OEB NEH 4:3 book available

WEBBE & WMBB Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, “What they are building, if a fox climbed up it, he would break down their stone wall.”

NET Then Tobiah the Ammonite, who was close by, said, “If even a fox were to climb up on what they are building, it would break down their wall of stones!”

LSV And Tobiah the Ammonite [is] by him and says, “Also, that which they are building—if a fox goes up, then it has broken down their stone wall.”

FBV Tobiah the Ammonite, standing beside him, commented, “Even a fox walking on what they're building would knock down their wall of stones!”

T4T Tobiah was standing beside Sanballat. He said, “That stone wall that they are building is very weak; so if even a fox climbed up on it, the wall would fall down!”

LEB Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him and said, “Their wall of stone that they are building would break down if a fox went on it!”

BBE Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Such is their building that if a fox goes up it, their stone wall will be broken down.

Moff And Tobiah the Ammonite, who was beside him, added, “Let them build! If a fox stepped up, he would knock down that stone wall of theirs!”

JPS No JPS NEH 3:35 verse available

ASV Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they are building, if a fox go up, he shall break down their stone wall.

DRA Tobias also the Ammonite who was by him said: Let them build: if a fox go up, he will leap over their stone wall.

YLT And Tobiah the Ammonite [is] by him and saith, 'Also, that which they are building — if a fox doth go up, then it hath broken down their stone wall.'

Drby And Tobijah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox went up, it would break down their stone wall. —

RV Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall break down their stone wall.

SLT And Tobiah the Ammonite near him, and he will say, Also that they are building, if a fox shall go up, and he brake their walls of stones.

Wbstr Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox should go up, he would even break down their stone wall.

KJB-1769 Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.

KJB-1611 Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Euen that which they build, if a foxe goe vp, he shall euen breake downe their stone wall.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and sayde: Though they buyld, yet if a foxe go vp, he shall breake downe their stony wall.
(And Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and said: Though they build, yet if a fox go up, he shall break down their stony wall.)

Gnva And Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and said, Although they buylde, yet if a foxe goe vp, he shall euen breake downe their stonie wall.
(And Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and said, Although they build, yet if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stony wall.)

Cvdl And Tobias the Ammonite beside him saide: Let the builde on, yf a foxe go vp, he shall breake downe their stonye wall.
(And Tobias the Ammonite beside him said: Let the build on, if a fox go up, he shall break down their stony wall.)

Wycl But also Tobie Amanytes, his neiybore, seide, Bilde thei; if a fox stieth, he schal `skippe ouer the stony wal `of hem.
(But also Tobie Amanytes, his neighbour, said, Build they; if a fox ascends, he shall skip over the stony wall of hem.)

Luth (NEH 3:35) Aber Tobia, der Ammoniter, neben ihm sprach: Laß sie nur bauen! Wenn Füchse hinaufzögen, die zerrissen wohl ihre steinerne Mauer.
(But Tobiah, the/of_the Ammonite(s), next_to him spoke: Let they/she/them only build! If/When foxes would_go_up, the torn probably/well their/her stone wall.)

ClVg Sed et Tobias Ammanites, proximus ejus, ait: Ædificent: si ascenderit vulpes, transiliet murum eorum lapideum.[fn]
(But and Tobias Ammonite, neighbour/nearest his/her, he_said: They_may_build: when/but_if ascend foxes, will_jump_across wall their stone.)

4.3 Sed et Tobias, etc. ID., ibid. Hujus Tobiæ persona et verba hæreticis conveniunt, etc., usque ad quibus fructiferas fidelium mentes corrumpere nituntur.

4.3 But and Tobias, etc. ID., there. Of_this Tobiah person and words heretics agree, etc., until to to_whom you_bear_fruit faithful minds to_corrupt they_strive.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-names

וְ⁠טוֹבִיָּ֥ה הָ⁠עַמֹּנִ֖י

(Some words not found in UHB: and,Tobiah the,Ammonite [was]_beside,him and=he/it_said also/yet which/who they building if it_will_ascend fox and,it_will_break_down wall_of their_stones_of,their )

This is a man’s name. See how you translated this in 2:10.

גַּ֚ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,Tobiah the,Ammonite [was]_beside,him and=he/it_said also/yet which/who they building if it_will_ascend fox and,it_will_break_down wall_of their_stones_of,their )

This word indicates that Tobiah agrees with Sanballat and that he is going to say something to support him. Alternate translation: [That’s right!]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

אֲשֶׁר־הֵ֣ם בּוֹנִ֔ים אִם־יַעֲלֶ֣ה שׁוּעָ֔ל וּ⁠פָרַ֖ץ חוֹמַ֥ת אַבְנֵי⁠הֶֽם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,Tobiah the,Ammonite [was]_beside,him and=he/it_said also/yet which/who they building if it_will_ascend fox and,it_will_break_down wall_of their_stones_of,their )

Tobiah probably does not believe that the wall would really fall down if a fox walked along the top of it. He is exaggerating to mock the work the Jews are doing. You could use a plain expression in your translation instead, such as, “It would not take much to make that wall fall over.” However, Tobiah’s expression is so colorful that you may want to retain it, but be sure that your readers understand he is exaggerating. Alternate translation: [Tobiah made fun of the Jews by saying, ‘That wall they are building is so weak that if a fox climbed up on it, the stones would fall to the ground’]

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