Nehemiah 4:3 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they are building, if a fox go up, he shall break down their stone wall.

ASV Byzantine Text

Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they are building, if a fox go up, he shall break down their stone wall.

Asang Khongca Bible

Anih taengah kaom Ammon kami Tobiah mah, Nihcae mah sak ih tapang loe tasui mah mataeng doeh a nui hoiah cawh nahaeloe, amtim rup tih takhae, tiah a naa.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

A taengkah Ammoni Tobiah long khaw, “Amih kah a sak mai te, maetang loh pah koinih a lungto vongtung khaw tim ni,” a ti.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

A taengkah Ammoni Tobiah long khaw, “Amih kah a sak mai te, maetang loh pah koinih a lungto vongtung khaw tim ni,” a ti.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

A aia o Tobia ka Amona ma kona aoao; a i ae la ia, O keia mea a lakou e uhau nei, ea, ina e pii kekahi alopeke maluna iho, e hoohiolo no ia i ko lakou papohaku.

English Berean Standard Bible

Then Tobiah the Ammonite, who was beside him, said, “If even a fox were to climb up on what they are building, it would break down their wall of stones!”

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Tobija, moun peyi Amon an, te kanpe bò kote Sanbala. Li t'ap di: -Anhan! Y'ap rebati! Kite yon chat mawon vole sou miray wòch yo a, sa kont pou jete l' atè!

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Sed et Tobias Ammanites, proximus ejus, ait: Ædificent: si ascenderit vulpes, transiliet murum eorum lapideum.

Bible in Basic English

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.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et nous avons prié notre Dieu, et nous avons établi une garde contre eux, jour et nuit, à cause d’eux.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Tobiáš pak Ammonitský podlé něho řekl: Nechať stavějí, však liška přiběhna, prorazí zed jejich kamennou.

Kosraean Bible

Tobiah el tu siskal na el fahk, “Pot fuka se elos ac ku in orala? Finne fox soko, el ac ku in rakinya!”

World Portuguese Bible

Ora, Tobias, o amonita, estava ao lado dele e disse: “O que eles estão construindo, se uma raposa subir, derrubará o muro de pedra deles.”

Romanian BTF Bible

Și Tobia amonitul era lângă el și a spus: Ceea ce ei construiesc dacă doar o vulpe s-ar urca, ar dărâma zidul lor de piatră.

Brenton English Septuagint

And Tobias the Ammanite came near to him, and said to them, Do they sacrifice or eat in their place? shall not a fox go up and pull down their wall of stones?

Burmese Common Language Bible

သူ့အနီးတွင်ရပ်လျက်နေသောတောဘိက``သူ တို့သည်အဘယ်သို့သောမြို့ရိုးကိုတည်ဆောက် နိုင်ကြမည်နည်း။ သူတို့၏မြို့ရိုးသည်မြေခွေး တိုးမိလျှင်ပြိုကျလိမ့်မည်'' ဟုထောက်ခံ ပြောဆို၏။

Darby Translation

And Tobijah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox went up, it would break down their stone wall. —

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Und Tobija, der Ammoniter, stand neben ihm und sprach: Was sie auch bauen; wenn ein Fuchs hinaufstiege, so würde er ihre steinerne Mauer auseinander reißen! -

Dutch Bible 1917

En Tobia, de Ammoniet, was bij hem, en zeide: Al is het, dat zij bouwen, zo er een vos opkwame, hij zou hun stenen muur wel verscheuren.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

En Tobi-ja, de Ammoniet, die bij hem stond, vervolgde: Wat ze ook bouwen, als er een jakhals tegen springt, slaat hij een bres in hun stenen muur!

Italian Diodati Bible

E Tobia Ammonita, ch'era presso di lui, disse: Avvegnachè edifichino, non ci vuole che una volpe che salga, per rompere il lor muro di pietra.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Tobias also the Ammonite who was by him said: Let them build: if a fox go up, he will leap over their stone wall.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and said, Although they buylde, yet if a foxe goe vp, he shall euen breake downe their stonie wall.

Danish Bible 1931

Og Ammonitten Tobija, der stod ved siden af ham, sagde: “Lad dem bygge, så meget de vil; en Ræv kan rive deres Stenmur ned, blot den springer derop!”

Leeser Tanakh

(3:35) And Tobiyah the 'Ammonite was near him, and he said, Even what they are building, if a fox were to run up, he would readily break through their stone wall.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

(3-35) Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said: 'Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall break down their stone wall.'

King James Version

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.

King James Version + Apocrypha

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.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Tô-bi-gia, người Am-môn, ở bên cạnh người, nói rằng: Vả lại, cái vách bằng đá mà những kẻ ấy xây cất kia, nếu có một con chồn leo lên đó, tất sẽ đánh nó sập xuống liền.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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.

Revised West Version

Pea naʻe ofi kiate ia ʻa Topaia ko e tangata ʻAmoni, ʻo ne lea ʻo pehē, “ʻIo, ko ia ʻoku nau langa, ka ne ʻalu hake ai ha fokisi, te ne holoki hifo ʻenau ʻā maka.”

French Ostervald Bible

Et Tobija, Ammonite, qui était auprès de lui, dit: Quoi qu'ils bâtissent, si un renard montait, il romprait leur muraille de pierre.

Esperanto Bible

Kaj Tobija, la Amonido, kiu estis apud li, diris: Eĉ tio, kion ili konstruas, estas tia, ke se venos vulpo, ĝi detruos ilian ŝtonan muregon.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Tobija, l’Ammonite, était à côté de lui, et il dit: Qu’ils bâtissent seulement! Si un renard s’élance, il renversera leur muraille de pierres!

German Luther Bible 1912

[3:35] Aber Tobia, der Ammoniter, neben ihm sprach: Laß sie nur bauen; wenn Füchse hinaufzögen, die zerrissen wohl ihre steinerne Mauer.

LXX2012 U. S. English

And Tobias the Ammanite came near to him, and said to them, Do they sacrifice or eat in their place? shall not a fox go up and pull down their wall of stones?

British English Septuagint 2012

And Tobias the Ammanite came near to him, and said to them, Do they sacrifice or eat in their place? shall not a fox go up and pull down their wall of stones?

Majority Standard BIble

Then Tobiah the Ammonite, who was beside him, said, “If even a fox were to climb up on what they are building, it would break down their wall of stones!”

Webster Bible

Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox should go up, he would even break down their stone wall.

Revised Version

Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall break down their stone wall.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Tobia l’Ammonita, che gli stava accanto, disse: “Edifichino pure! Se una volpe vi salta su, farà crollare il loro muro di pietra!”

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Tobija l’Ammonite, qui se tenait près de lui, ajouta : « Qu’ils bâtissent seulement ! Un renard suffirait à faire écrouler leur muraille de pierre. »

Reina Valera 1909

Y estaba junto á él Tobías Ammonita, el cual dijo: Aun lo que ellos edifican, si subiere una zorra derribará su muro de piedra.

Spanish BLL

Tobías el amonita, que estaba a su lado, añadió: “¡Lo que están levantando es tan frágil que, si una zorra se sube a su muro de piedra, lo derribará!”

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Y estaba junto a él Tobías el amonita, el cual dijo: «Lo que ellos edifican, si subiere una zorra, derribará su muro de piedra».

Croatian Bible

Mi smo tada zazvali Boga našega i postavljali smo dnevnu i noćnu stražu da bismo zaštitili grad.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

A Tovija Amonac koji beše uza nj reče: Neka zidaju; da lisica dođe provaliće kameni zid njihov.

German Textbibel

Da beteten wir zu unserem Gott und stellten aus Furcht vor ihnen bei Tage und bei Nacht Wachtposten gegen sie auf.