Verse 16
Nehemiah 4:16
World English Bible
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From that time forth, half of my servants did the work, and half of them held the spears, the shields, the bows, and the coats of mail; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
Original Language Text
hebrew
גַּ֣ם בָּ/עֵ֤ת הַ/הִיא֙ אָמַ֣רְתִּי לָ/עָ֔ם אִ֣ישׁ וְ/נַעֲר֔/וֹ יָלִ֖ינוּ בְּ/ת֣וֹךְ יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְ/הָֽיוּ לָ֧/נוּ הַ/לַּ֛יְלָה מִשְׁמָ֖ר וְ/הַ/יּ֥וֹם מְלָאכָֽה
English Translation
Also at that time, I said to the people, "Let each man and his young man stay overnight in Jerusalem, and let them be for us a guard by night and for work by day."
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