Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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 And Judah will say, The strength of the bearer was weak, and the dust much; and we shall not be able to build upon the wall. 11 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. 12 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.
Cross References
Judges 20:29-48
And Israel will put liers-in-wait against Gibeah round about.
2 Samuel 17:2
And I shall come upon him and he being weary and relaxed in hands, and I made him afraid: and all the people which are with him, fleeing; and I struck the king alone,
Psalm 56:6
They will sojourn, they will hide, they will watch my heels as they waited for my soul
Isaiah 47:11
And evil came upon thee; thou shalt not know its dawn, and ruin shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to expiate it, and desolation shall suddenly come upon thee; thou shalt not know.
Acts 23:12
And it being day, certain of the Jews having made a condition, anathematized themselves, saying, neither to eat or drink till they kill Paul.
Acts 23:21
Therefore thou shouldest not be persuaded by them: for more than forty men of them lie in wait for him, who anathematized themselves, neither to eat or drink till they should kill him: and now are they prepared, expecting a promise from thee.
1 Thessalonians 5:2
For ye yourselves know accurately that the day of the Lord, as a thief in the night, so comes.