Verse 17
Nehemiah 4:17
Free Bible Version
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All the builders carried a sword strapped to their side, and the trumpeter stood beside me.
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
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in front of his colleagues and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these useless Jews trying to a...
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Tobiah the Ammonite, standing beside him, commented, “Even a fox walking on what they're building wo...
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who were building the wall. Those carrying materials worked with one hand, holding a weapon in the o...
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All the builders carried a sword strapped to their side, and the trumpeter stood beside me.
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Then I told the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people: “We have a lot to do everywhere,...
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