Verse 12
Nehemiah 4:12
Literal Standard Version
12
And it comes to pass, when the Jews have come who are dwelling near them, that they say to us ten times from all the places to where you return—they are against us.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הַ֨/בּוֹנִ֔ים אִ֥ישׁ חַרְבּ֛/וֹ אֲסוּרִ֥ים עַל מָתְנָ֖י/ו וּ/בוֹנִ֑ים וְ/הַ/תּוֹקֵ֥עַ בַּ/שּׁוֹפָ֖ר אֶצְלִֽ/י
English Translation
And the builders, each man with his sword strapped on his side, and the builders, and the one who sounded the trumpet beside me.
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