Nehemiah 4:11
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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.And our enemies said, “Before they know or see a thing, we will come into their midst, kill them, and put an end to the work.”
In other translations
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.And our enemies said, “Before they know or see a thing, we will come into their midst, kill them, and put an end to the work.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559צָרֵינוּtzareinuopponents ourH6862לֹאlo'notH3808יֵדְעוּyede'uthey will knowH3045וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808יִרְאוּyir'uthey will seeH7200עַד'aduntilH5704אֲשֶׁר־'asher-thatH834נָבוֹאnavo'we will comeH935אֶל־'el-intoH413תּוֹכָםtokham[the] midst of themH8432וַהֲרַגְנוּםvaharagnumand we will kill themH2026וְהִשְׁבַּתְנוּvehishbatnuand we will put an end toH7673אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַמְּלָאכָה׃hamelakhahthe workH4399
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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