Parallel
Nehemiah 4:5
Jewish Publication Society 1917 · Berean Standard Bible
And our adversaries said: ‘They shall not know, neither see, till we come into the midst of them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.’
4:11
And our enemies said, “Before they know or see a thing, we will come into their midst, kill them, and put an end to the work.”