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Nehemiah 6:16
New English Translation
Nehemiah 6:16
New English Translation
16 When all our enemies heard and all the nations who were around us saw[a] this, they were greatly disheartened.[b] They knew that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God.
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- Nehemiah 6:16 tc The MT understands the root here to be יָרֵא (yareʾ, “to fear”) rather than רָאָה (raʾah, “to see”).
- Nehemiah 6:16 tn Heb “they greatly fell [i.e., were cast down] in their own eyes.” Some scholars suggest emending the reading of the MT, וַיִּפְּלוּ (vayyipelu) to וַיִּפָּלֵא (vayyippaleʾ, “it was very extraordinary in their eyes”).
Nehemiah 6:16
King James Version
Nehemiah 6:16
King James Version
16 And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God.
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