Catholic Public Domain Version
"And our enemies said: “Let them neither know, nor realize, until we arrive in their midst, and kill them, and cause the work to cease.” "
— Nehemiah 4:11, Catholic Public Domain 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.”
“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. ”
“Our adversaries said, "They shall not know, neither see, until we come into the midst of them, and kill them, and cause the work to cease."”
“Our adversaries also boasted,“Before they are aware or anticipate anything, we will come in among them and kill them, and we will bring this work to a halt!””
“And our enemies said: Let them not know, nor understand, till we come in the midst of them, and kill them, and cause the work to cease.”
“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.”
“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.”
And they all gathered together, so that they might go forth and fight against Jerusalem, and so that they might prepare ambushes.
And we prayed to our God, and we stationed guards upon the wall, day and night, against them.
Then Judah said: “The strength of those who carry has diminished, and the amount of material is very great, and so we will not be able to build the wall.”
And our enemies said: “Let them neither know, nor realize, until we arrive in their midst, and kill them, and cause the work to cease.”
Now it happened that, on ten occasions, some Jews arrived who were living near them, from all the places from which they came to us, and they told us this.
So I stationed the people in order, in places behind the wall, all around it, with their swords, and lances, and bows.
And I gazed around, and I rose up. And I said to the nobles, and to the magistrates, and to the rest of the common people: “Do not be afraid before their face. Remember the great and terrible Lord, and fight on behalf of your brothers, your sons and your daughters, and your wives and your households.”