Nehemiah 6:16
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And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God.When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and disheartened, for they realized that this task had been accomplished by our God.
In other translations
And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God.When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and disheartened, for they realized that this task had been accomplished by our God.
Hebrew words
וַיְהִיvayhiand it wasH1961כַּאֲשֶׁרka'asherjust whenH834שָׁמְעוּshame'uthey heardH8085כָּל־kol-allH3605אוֹיְבֵינוּ'oyveinuenemies ourH341וַיִּרְאוּvaiyir'uand they were afraidH3372כָּל־kol-allH3605הַגּוֹיִםhagoyimthe nationsH1471אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834סְבִיבֹתֵינוּsevivoteinu[were] around usH5439וַיִּפְּלוּvaiyipeluand they fellH5307מְאֹדme'odexceedinglyH3966בְּעֵינֵיהֶםbe'eineihemin own eyes theirH5869וַיֵּדְעוּvaiyede'uand they knewH3045כִּיkithatH3588מֵאֵתme'etfrom withH854אֱלֹהֵינוּ'eloheinuGod ourH430נֶעֶשְׂתָהne'estahit had been doneH6213הַמְּלָאכָהhamelakhahthe workH4399הַזֹּאת׃hazot<the> thisH2063
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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