Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Our enemies said, “They will not know or see until we come among them, kill them and put a stop to the work.”
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
And our enemies said, “They won’t know or see anything until we’re among them and can kill them and stop the work.”
International Standard Version
Our enemies said, "Before they notice or see us, we'll penetrate their midst, kill them, and stop the work!"
A Conservative Version
And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come into the midst of them, and kill them, and cause the work to cease.
American Standard Version
And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come into the midst of them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.
Amplified
Our enemies said, “They will not know or see us until we are among them, kill them and put a stop to the work.”
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come into the midst of them and kill them, and put an end to the work.
Julia Smith Translation
And our adversaries will say, They shall not know, and they shall not see, till that we shall come to their midst and kill them, and cause the work to cease.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then our enemies said, "They will not know nor see until we come upon them and will kill them and stop the work."
Modern King James verseion
And our foes have said, They shall not know, or see, until we come in the middle of them, and kill them, and cause the work to cease.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And our adversaries thought, "They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and hinder the work."
NET Bible
Our adversaries also boasted, "Before they are aware or anticipate anything, we will come in among them and kill them, and we will bring this work to a halt!"
New Heart English Bible
Our adversaries said, "They shall not know, neither see, until we come into their midst, and kill them, and cause the work to cease."
The Emphasized Bible
and our adversaries have said, They shall not know, neither shall they see, until we come into their midst, and slay them, - so shall we cause the work to cease.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
Our adversaries said, "They shall not know, neither see, until we come into the midst of them, and kill them, and cause the work to cease."
Youngs Literal Translation
And our adversaries say, 'They do not know, nor see, till that we come in to their midst, and have slain them, and caused the work to cease.'
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Nehemiah 4:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Nehemiah Overcomes Opposition From Sanballat
10 In Judah it was said,"The strength of those who bear the burdens is failing. There is too much rubble. By ourselves we will not be able to rebuild the wall." 11 Our enemies said, “They will not know or see until we come among them, kill them and put a stop to the work.” 12 At that time the Jews who lived near them came from all directions and said to us ten times, "You must return to us."
Cross References
Judges 20:29-48
So Israel set men in ambush around Gibeah.
2 Samuel 17:2
I will come upon him while he is weary and discouraged and throw him into a panic, and all the people who are with him will flee. I will strike down only the king,
Psalm 56:6
They stir up strife, they lurk; they watch my steps, as they have waited for my life.
Isaiah 47:11
But evil shall come upon you, which you will not know how to charm away; disaster shall fall upon you, for which you will not be able to atone; and ruin shall come upon you suddenly, of which you know nothing.
Acts 23:12
When it was day, the Jews made a plot and bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
Acts 23:21
But do not be persuaded by them, for more than forty of their men are lying in ambush for him, who have bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they have killed him. And now they are ready, waiting for your consent.
1 Thessalonians 5:2
For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.