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Nehemiah 2:19

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 19 Now when San·balʹlat the Horʹo·nite, To·biʹah+ the Amʹmon·ite+ official,* and Geʹshem the Arabian+ heard of it, they began to mock us+ and show us their contempt and say: “What are you doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”+

Nehemiah 2:19

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 19 Now when San·balʹlat+ the Horʹo·nite and To·biʹah+ the servant,+ the Amʹmon·ite,+ and Geʹshem+ the Arabian+ heard of it, they began to deride us+ and look on us despisingly and say: “What is this thing that YOU are doing? Is it against the king that YOU are rebelling?”+

Nehemiah 2:19

The Bible in Living English
- 19 And Sanballat the Horonite and Tobijah the ʽAmmonite slave and Gusham the Arab heard of it and made fun of us and treated us contemptuously, and said “What’s that you are doing? rebelling against the king?”

Nehemiah 2:19

American Standard Version
- 19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?

Nehemiah 2:19

The Emphasized Bible
- 19 But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the servant the Ammonite and Geshem the Arabian heard it they laughed at us, and poured contempt upon us,—and said, What is this thing which ye would do? against the king would ye rebel?

Nehemiah 2:19

King James Version
- 19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?