Nehemiah

Nehemiah 4:11

¹¹And our enemies said, “Before they know or see a thing, we will come into their midst, kill them, and put an end to the work.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And our enemies	צָרֵ֗ינוּ	ṣā·rê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H6862 narrow, tight
said	וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Before	עַ֛ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
they know	יֵדְעוּ֙	yê·ḏə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3045 know
see	יִרְא֔וּ	yir·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7200 see
we will come	נָב֥וֹא	nā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
their midst	תּוֹכָ֖ם	tō·w·ḵām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H8432 midst
kill them	וַהֲרַגְנ֑וּם	wa·hă·raḡ·nūm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural; third person masculine plural	H2026 kill, slay
and put an end	וְהִשְׁבַּ֖תְנוּ	wə·hiš·baṯ·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural	H7673 cease, desist, rest
to the work	הַמְּלָאכָֽה׃	ham·mə·lā·ḵāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4399 occupation, work

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.