Then Ben-hadad sent messengers to him and said, ‘May the gods punish me and do so severely if Samaria’s dust amounts to a handful for each of the people who follow me.’
Nehemiah 4:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised 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! ’ Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now Tobiah the Ammonite was near him, and he said, What they build–if a fox climbs upon it, he will break down their stone wall. 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. Common English Bible Tobiah the Ammonite, who was beside him, added: “If even a fox climbs on whatever they build, their wall of stones will crumble.” Catholic Public Domain Version Then too, Tobiah, an Ammonite, his assistant, said: "Let them build. When the fox climbs, he will leap over their stone wall." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Tobias also the Ammonite who was by him said: Let them build; if a fox go up, he will leap over their stone wall. |
Then Ben-hadad sent messengers to him and said, ‘May the gods punish me and do so severely if Samaria’s dust amounts to a handful for each of the people who follow me.’
So he said, ‘If they have marched out in peace, take them alive, and if they have marched out for battle, take them alive.’
‘So now, make a bargain with my master the king of Assyria. I’ll give you two thousand horses if you’re able to supply riders for them!
When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard that someone had come to pursue the prosperity of the Israelites, they were greatly displeased.
When Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked and despised us, and said, ‘What is this you’re doing? Are you rebelling against the king? ’
When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and that no gap was left in it #– #though at that time I had not installed the doors in the city gates #– #
because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate and has jackals prowling in it.
No Ammonite or Moabite may enter the Lord’s assembly; none of their descendants, even to the tenth generation, may ever enter the Lord’s assembly.