NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Now TobiahTowbiyah (to-bee-yaw') goodness of Jehovah; Tobijah, the name of three Israelites and of one Samaritan -- Tobiah, Tobijah. the Ammonite `Ammowniy (am-mo-nee') an Ammonite or (the adjective) Ammonitish -- Ammonite(-s). was by him 'etsel (ay'-tsel) (in the sense of joining) a side; (as a preposition) near -- at, (hard) by, (from) (beside), near (unto), toward, with. and he said 'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) Even that which they build banah (baw-naw') to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely. if a fox shuw`al (shoo-awl') a jackal (as a burrower) -- fox. go up `alah (aw-law') to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow) he shall even break down parats (paw-rats') to break out (in many applications, direct and indirect, literal and figurative) their stone 'eben (eh'-ben) a stone -- + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s). wall chowmah (kho-maw') a wall of protection -- wall, walled. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Now Tobiah the Ammonite was near him and he said, "Even what they are building-- if a fox should jump on it, he would break their stone wall down!" King James Bible Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then Tobiah the Ammonite, who was beside him, said, "Indeed, even if a fox climbed up what they are building, he would break down their stone wall!" International Standard Version Tobiah the Ammonite stood to the side, commenting, "If a fox were to jump onto what they're building, it would collapse their stone wall!" NET Bible Then Tobiah the Ammonite, who was close by, said, "If even a fox were to climb up on what they are building, it would break down their wall of stones!" GOD'S WORD® Translation Tobiah the Ammonite, who was beside Sanballat, said, "Even a fox would make their stone wall collapse if it walked on top of what they're building!" King James 2000 Bible Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox goes up, he shall even break down their stone wall. Links Nehemiah 4:3Nehemiah 4:3 NIV Nehemiah 4:3 NLT Nehemiah 4:3 ESV Nehemiah 4:3 NASB Nehemiah 4:3 KJV |
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