Verse 17

Nehemiah 4:17

World English Bible

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17 Those who built the wall, and those who bore burdens loaded themselves; everyone with one of his hands did the work, and with the other held his weapon.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/אֵ֨ין אֲנִ֜י וְ/אַחַ֣/י וּ/נְעָרַ֗/י וְ/אַנְשֵׁ֤י הַ/מִּשְׁמָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַחֲרַ֔/י אֵין אֲנַ֥חְנוּ פֹשְׁטִ֖ים בְּגָדֵ֑י/נוּ אִ֖ישׁ שִׁלְח֥/וֹ הַ/מָּֽיִם

English Translation

And I am not, and my brother and my young men and the men of the guard who are with me, we are not stripping off our garments; each man sent his water.

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Chapter 4 Context

1 But when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry, and was very indignant, and m... Focus ↗

2 He spoke before his brothers and the army of Samaria, and said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? W... Focus ↗

3 Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, “What they are building, if a fox climbed up it, he... Focus ↗

4 “Hear, our God (Elohim); for we are despised; and turn back their reproach on their own head, give t... Focus ↗

5 don’t cover their iniquity, and don’t let their sin be blotted out from before you; for they have in... Focus ↗

6 So we built the wall; and all the wall was joined together to half its height: for the people had a... Focus ↗

7 But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabians, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the repairing... Focus ↗

8 and they all conspired together to come and fight against Jerusalem, and to cause confusion among us... Focus ↗

9 But we made our prayer to our God (Elohim), and set a watch against them day and night, because of t... Focus ↗

10 Judah said, “The strength of the bearers of burdens is fading, and there is much rubble; so that we... Focus ↗

11 Our adversaries said, “They will not know or see, until we come in among them and kill them, and cau... Focus ↗

12 When the Jews who lived by them came, they said to us ten times from all places, “Wherever you turn,... Focus ↗

13 Therefore I set guards in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in the open places. I set t... Focus ↗

14 I looked, and rose up, and said to the nobles, to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, “Don’t... Focus ↗

15 When our enemies heard that it was known to us, and God (Elohim) had brought their counsel to nothin... Focus ↗

16 From that time forth, half of my servants did the work, and half of them held the spears, the shield... Focus ↗

17 Those who built the wall, and those who bore burdens loaded themselves; everyone with one of his han...

18 Among the builders, everyone wore his sword at his side, and so built. He who sounded the trumpet wa... Focus ↗

19 I said to the nobles, and to the rulers and to the rest of the people, “The work is great and large,... Focus ↗

20 Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally there to us. Our God (Elohim) will fight for us.” Focus ↗

21 So we did the work. Half of the people held the spears from the rising of the morning until the star... Focus ↗

22 Likewise at the same time said I to the people, “Let everyone with his servant lodge within Jerusale... Focus ↗

23 So neither I, nor my brothers, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Nehemiah
Chapter: Chapter 4 (23 verses)
Version: World English Bible

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