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Berean Standard Bible

“Now when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he was furious and filled with indignation. He ridiculed the Jews”

Nehemiah 4:1

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Chapter 3 listed family after family rebuilding sections of Jerusalem's wall side by side. Now opposition intensifies: when Sanballat, a regional official based in Samaria, hears that the wall is going up, he becomes furious and ridicules the Jews.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Now when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he was furious and filled with indignation. He ridiculed the Jews

World English Bible (WEB)

But when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry, and was very indignant, and mocked the Jews.

King James Version (KJV)

But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.

American Standard Version (ASV)

But it came to pass that, when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Now, Sanballat, hearing that we were building the wall, was very angry, and in his wrath made sport of the Jews.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y FUÉ que como oyó Sanballat que nosotros edificábamos el muro, encolerizóse y enojóse en gran manera, é hizo escarnio de los Judíos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Sambalat se enojó mucho cuando supo que estábamos reedificando la muralla. Enfurecido, nos insultó y se burló de nosotros.

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