Parallel Verses
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.
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.”
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.
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."
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 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.' 12 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. 13 And I appoint at the lowest of the places, at the back of the wall, in the clear places, yea, I appoint the people, by their families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
Cross References
Genesis 31:7
and your father hath played upon me, and hath changed my hire ten times; and God hath not suffered him to do evil with me.
Genesis 31:41
This is to me twenty years in thy house: I have served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy flock; and thou changest my hire ten times;
Numbers 14:22
for all the men who are seeing My honour, and My signs, which I have done in Egypt, and in the wilderness, and try Me these ten times, and have not hearkened to My voice --
Job 19:3
These ten times ye put me to shame, ye blush not. Ye make yourselves strange to me --