11. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Nehemiah 4:11:1 ⧉וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvayomeruand they said Nehemiah 4:11:2 ⧉צָרֵ֗ינוּtsarenuour adversaries Nehemiah 4:11:3 ⧉לֹ֤אlonot Nehemiah 4:11:4 ⧉יֵדְע֙וּyedeuthey will know Nehemiah 4:11:5 ⧉וְלֹ֣אveloand not Nehemiah 4:11:6 ⧉יִרְא֔וּyireuthey will see Nehemiah 4:11:7 ⧉עַ֚דaduntil Nehemiah 4:11:8 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־נָב֥וֹאashernavothat we will come Nehemiah 4:11:9 ⧉אֶל־תּוֹכָ֖םeltokhaminto their midst Nehemiah 4:11:10 ⧉וַהֲרַגְנ֣וּםvaharagnumand we will kill them Nehemiah 4:11:11 ⧉וְהִשְׁבַּתְנ֖וּvehishbatnuand we will cause to cease Nehemiah 4:11:12 ⧉אֶת־הַמְּלָאכָֽה׃ethamelakhathe work |
11. Formal Translation And our enemies said, “They will not know, and they will not see until we come into their midst, kill them, and cause the work to cease.” |
11. Dynamic Translation Our enemies said, “They will not realize anything until we slip in among them, kill them, and end the work.” |