Nehemiah 4:3

NETBible

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!”

NIV ©

Tobiah the Ammonite, who was at his side, said, "What they are building—if even a fox climbed up on it, he would break down their wall of stones!"

NASB ©

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!"

NLT ©

Tobiah the Ammonite, who was standing beside him, remarked, "That stone wall would collapse if even a fox walked along the top of it!"

MSG ©

At his side, Tobiah the Ammonite jumped in and said, "That's right! What do they think they're building? Why, if a fox climbed that wall, it would fall to pieces under his weight."

BBE ©

Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Such is their building that if a fox goes up it, their stone wall will be broken down.

NRSV ©

Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said, "That stone wall they are building—any fox going up on it would break it down!"

NKJV ©

Now Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said, "Whatever they build, if even a fox goes up on it , he will break down their stone wall."

KJV
Now Tobiah
<02900>
the Ammonite
<05984>
[was] by him
<0681>_,
and he said
<0559> (8799)_,
Even that which they build
<01129> (8802)_,
if a fox
<07776>
go up
<05927> (8799)_,
he shall even break down
<06555> (8804)
their stone
<068>
wall
<02346>_.
NASB ©
Now Tobiah
<2900>
the Ammonite
<5984>

was
near
<681>
him and he said
<559>
, "Even
<1571>
what
<834>
they are building
<1129>
--if
<518>
a fox
<7776>
should jump
<5927>
on
it,
he would break
<6555>
their stone
<68>
wall
<2346>
down
<6555>
!"
LXXM
(3:35) kai
<2532> 
CONJ
twbiav {N-PRI} o
<3588> 
T-NSM
ammanithv {N-NSM} ecomena
<2192> 
V-PMPAP
autou
<846> 
D-GSM
hlyen
<2064> 
V-AAI-3S
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
eipan {V-AAI-3P} prov
<4314> 
PREP
eautouv
<1438> 
D-APM
mh
<3165> 
ADV
yusiasousin {V-FAI-3P} h
<2228> 
CONJ
fagontai
<2068> 
V-FMI-3P
epi
<1909> 
PREP
tou
<3588> 
T-GSM
topou
<5117> 
N-GSM
autwn
<846> 
D-GPM
ouci
<3364> 
ADV
anabhsetai
<305> 
V-FMI-3S
alwphx
<258> 
N-NSF
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
kayelei
<2507> 
V-FAI-3S
to
<3588> 
T-ASN
teicov
<5038> 
N-ASN
liywn
<3037> 
N-GPM
autwn
<846> 
D-GPM
NET [draft] ITL
Then Tobiah
<02900>
the Ammonite
<05984>
, who was close by
<0681>
, said
<0559>
, “If
<0518>
even
<01571>
a fox
<07776>
were to climb up
<05927>
on what
<0834>
they
<01992>
are building
<01129>
, it would break down
<06555>
their wall
<02346>
of stones
<068>
!”
HEBREW
P
Mhynba
<068>
tmwx
<02346>
Urpw
<06555>
lews
<07776>
hley
<05927>
Ma
<0518>
Mynwb
<01129>
Mh
<01992>
rsa
<0834>
Mg
<01571>
rmayw
<0559>
wlua
<0681>
ynmeh
<05984>
hybwjw
<02900>
(4:3)
<3:35>