Nehemiah 4:11

Nehemiah 4:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Also our enemies said, “Before they know it or see us, we will be right there among them and will kill them and put an end to the work.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And our enemies said, "They will not know or see till we come among them and kill them and stop the work."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And our adversaries said, “They will neither know nor see anything, till we come into their midst and kill them and cause the work to cease.”

Context of Nehemiah 4:11

9So we prayed to our God and stationed a guard to protect against them both day and night. 10Then those in Judah said, “The strength of the laborers has failed! The debris is so great that we are unable to rebuild the wall.” 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!” 12So it happened that the Jews who were living near them came and warned us repeatedly about all the schemes they were plotting against us. 13So I stationed people at the lower places behind the wall in the exposed places. I stationed the people by families, with their swords, spears, and bows.

Nehemiah 4:11 word by word

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ צָרֵ֗ינוּ לֹ֤א יֵדְעוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א יִרְא֔וּ עַ֛ד אֲשֶׁר־נָב֥וֹא אֶל־תּוֹכָ֖ם וַהֲרַגְנ֑וּם וְהִשְׁבַּ֖תְנוּ אֶת־הַמְּלָאכָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And our adversariesצַרtsar tsâr · enemyH6862
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• They shall not knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• neither seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• till we comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• in the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• them, and slayהָרַגhârag · to killH2026
• them, and cause the workמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
• to ceaseשָׁבַתshâbath · to ceaseH7673

Cross-references for Nehemiah 4:11

• Judges 20:29So Israel hid men in ambush outside Gibeah.
• 2 Samuel 17:2When I catch up with him he will be exhausted and worn out. I will rout him, and the entire army that is with him will flee. I will kill only the king
• Psalms 56:6They stalk and lurk; they watch my every step, as they prepare to take my life.
• Isaiah 47:11Disaster will overtake you; you will not know how to charm it away. Destruction will fall on you; you will not be able to appease it. Calamity will strike you suddenly, before you recognize it.
• Acts 23:12When morning came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink anything until they had killed Paul.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:2For you know quite well that the day of the Lord will come in the same way as a thief in the night.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 4:11

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-15Verses 7-15 The hindering good work is what bad men aim at, and promise themselves success in; but good work is God's work, and it shall prosper. God has many ways of bringing to light, and so of bringing to nought, the devices and designs of his church's enemies. If our enemies cannot frighten us from duty, or deceive us into sin, they cannot hurt us. Nehemiah put himself and his cause under the Divine protection. It was the way of this good man, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11The constant psychological attacks from Israel's enemies were lowering morale.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-237-21. But ... when Sanballat ... heard that the walls ... were made up, and ... the breaches ... stopped--The rapid progress of the fortifications, despite all their predictions to the contrary, goaded the Samaritans to frenzy. So they, dreading danger from the growing greatness of the Jews, formed a conspiracy to surprise them, demolish their works, and disperse or intimidate the builders. The plot being discovered, Nehemiah adopted the most energetic…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Armour
• Sanballat
• Ammon; Ammonites
• Esdras, the First Book of

Commentaries on Nehemiah 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings