12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Nehemiah 4:12:1 ⧉וַֽיְהִ֙יvayehiand it happened Nehemiah 4:12:2 ⧉כַּאֲשֶׁר־בָּ֣אוּkaasherbauwhen came Nehemiah 4:12:3 ⧉הַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhayehudimthe Jews Nehemiah 4:12:4 ⧉הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhayoshevimthe ones dwelling Nehemiah 4:12:5 ⧉אֶצְלָ֑םetselamnear them Nehemiah 4:12:6 ⧉וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvayomeruand they said Nehemiah 4:12:7 ⧉לָ֙נוּ֙lanuto us Nehemiah 4:12:8 ⧉עֶ֣שֶׂרeserten Nehemiah 4:12:9 ⧉פְּעָמִ֔יםpeamimtimes Nehemiah 4:12:10 ⧉מִכָּל־הַמְּקֹמ֖וֹתmikkolhamekomotfrom all the places Nehemiah 4:12:11 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־תָּשׁ֣וּבוּashertashuvuthat you will return Nehemiah 4:12:12 ⧉עָלֵֽינוּ׃alenuto us or upon us |
12. Formal Translation And it happened that when the Judeans living near them came, they said to us ten times, “From every place where you turn, they will come against us.” |
12. Dynamic Translation Whenever the residents came, they warned us ten times, “Wherever you turn, they will attack us.” |