Nehemiah 4:11 “And our enemies said, “Before they know or see a thing, we will come i…”

Nehemiah 4:11

And our enemies said, “Before they know or see a thing, we will come into their midst, kill them, and put an end to the work.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

Our adversaries said, “They will not know or see, until we come in among 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Also our aduersaries had sayde, They shall not knowe, neither see, till we come into the middes of them and slay them, and cause the worke to cease.

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.

Young's 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.'

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.

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Cross references

“They shall not”

Judges 20:29–48 2 Samuel 17:2 Psalm 56:6 Isaiah 47:11 Acts 23:12 Acts 23:21

Judges 20:29–48 · BSB

So Israel set up an ambush around Gibeah.

2 Samuel 17:2 · BSB

I will attack him while he is weak and weary; I will throw him into a panic, and all the people with him will flee; I will strike down only the king

Psalm 56:6 · BSB

They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.

Isaiah 47:11 · BSB

But disaster will come upon you; you will not know how to charm it away. A calamity will befall you that you will be unable to ward off. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly.

Acts 23:12 · BSB

When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

Acts 23:21 · BSB

Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

10Meanwhile, the people of Judah said: “The strength of the laborer fails, and there is so much rubble that we will never be able to rebuild the wall.”

12At that time the Jews who lived nearby came and told us ten times over, “Wherever you turn, they will attack us.”

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