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.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd 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.
At that time the Jews who lived nearby came and told us ten times over, “Wherever you turn, they will attack us.”
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.
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,
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentNehemiah — The walls rebuilt in fifty-two days; the covenant renewed; the reforms enacted and then re-enacted when Nehemiah returns to find them slipping. A book about civic and spiritual reconstruction side by side.
- Author
- Nehemiah (chs. 1–7, 11–13 largely first-person memoir); Ezra-material probably compiled alongside
- Date
- Events 445–432 BC; final compilation late-5th century BC