Nehemiah Chapter 4 verse 15 Holy Bible
And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.
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And when it came to the ears of those who were against us, that we had knowledge of their designs and that God had made their purpose come to nothing, we all went back to the wall, everyone to his work
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And it came to pass that when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and that God had defeated their counsel, we returned all of us to the wall, every one to his work.
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And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.
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And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and God had brought their counsel to naught, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one to his work.
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It happened, when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and God had brought their counsel to nothing, that we returned all of us to the wall, everyone to his work.
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And it cometh to pass, when our enemies have heard that it hath been known to us, and God doth frustrate their counsel, and we turn back, all of us, unto the wall, each unto his work;
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(15) We returned.--This verse remarkably condenses the frustration of the attempt and the cessation of the special guard.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewWhenכַּֽאֲשֶׁר־ (ka·’ă·šer-)Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatour enemiesאוֹיְבֵ֙ינוּ֙ (’ō·wy·ḇê·nū)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common pluralStrong's 341: Hating, an adversaryheardשָׁמְע֤וּ (šā·mə·‘ū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 8085: To hear intelligentlythatכִּי־ (kî-)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionwe were awareנ֣וֹדַֽע (nō·w·ḏa‘)Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3045: To knowof their schemeעֲצָתָ֑ם (‘ă·ṣā·ṯām)Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 6098: Advice, plan, prudenceand that Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlativehad frustrated it,וַיָּ֥פֶר (way·yā·p̄er)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 6565: To break up, to violate, frustrateeachכֻּלָּ֙נוּ֙ (kul·lā·nū)Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common pluralStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everyof us returnedוַנָּ֤שָׁב (wan·nā·šāḇ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common pluralStrong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, againtoאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, tohis own workמְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃ (mə·laḵ·tōw)Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, propertyonאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, tothe wall.הַ֣חוֹמָ֔ה (ha·ḥō·w·māh)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 2346: A wall of protectionJump to PreviousAware Counsel Ears Enemies Frustrated Heard Naught Nought Plan Plot Purpose Wall Work
