Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And 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.
New American Standard Bible
When the Jews who lived near them came and told us ten times, “
King James Version
And 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.
Holman Bible
When the Jews who lived nearby arrived, they said to us time and again,
International Standard Version
The Jews who lived near them kept coming to us, reporting at least ten times, "They'll attack us from every direction."
A Conservative Version
And it came to pass that, when the Jews who dwelt by them came, they said to us ten times, From all places from where ye shall return to us they will be upon you.
American Standard Version
And 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.
Amplified
When the Jews who lived near them came, they said to us ten times (repeatedly), “From every place you turn, they will come up against us.”
Darby Translation
And 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,
Julia Smith Translation
And 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.
King James 2000
And it came to pass, that when the Jews who dwelt near them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places where you shall return unto us they will be upon you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
When the Jews who lived beside them came, they said to us ten times, "From all of the places where they live, [they will come up] against us."
Modern King James verseion
And it happened when the Jews who lived near them came in, they said to us ten times, From all places where you shall turn to us, they will be against us.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But when the Jews that dwelt beside them came out of all the places where they dwelt about us, and told us - as good as ten times -
NET Bible
So it happened that the Jews who were living near them came and warned us repeatedly about all the schemes they were plotting against us.
New Heart English Bible
It happened that when the Jews who lived by them came, they said to us ten times from all places, "Wherever you turn, they will attack us."
The Emphasized Bible
But it came to pass, when the Jews dwelling near them came in, then said they unto us, ten times, From all places whither ye shall turn, they will be upon us!
Webster
And 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.
World English Bible
It happened that when the Jews who lived by them came, they said to us ten times from all places, "Wherever you turn, they will attack us."
Youngs Literal Translation
And 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.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Nehemiah 4:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Nehemiah Overcomes Opposition From Sanballat
11 And those who were against us said, Without their knowledge and without their seeing us, we will come among them and put them to death, causing the work to come to a stop. 12 And 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. 13 So in the lowest part of the space at the back of the walls, in the open places, I put the people by families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
Cross References
Genesis 31:7
But your father has not kept faith with me, and ten times he has made changes in my payment; but God has kept him from doing me damage.
Genesis 31:41
These twenty years I have been in your house; I was your servant for fourteen years because of your daughters, and for six years I kept your flock, and ten times was my payment changed.
Numbers 14:22
Because all these men, having seen my glory and the signs which I have done in Egypt and in the waste land, still have put me to the test ten times, and have not given ear to my voice;
Job 19:3
Ten times now you have made sport of me; it gives you no sense of shame to do me wrong.