Nehemiah 4:16
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And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.And from that day on, half of my servants did the work while the other half held spears, shields, bows, and armor. The officers stationed themselves behind all the people of Judah
In other translations
And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.And from that day on, half of my servants did the work while the other half held spears, shields, bows, and armor. The officers stationed themselves behind all the people of Judah
Hebrew words
וַיְהִי׀vayhiand it wasH1961מִן־min-fromH4480הַיּוֹםhaiyomthe dayH3117הַהוּאhahu'<the> thatH1931חֲצִיchatzi<the> half ofH2677נְעָרַיne'araiyoung men myH5288עֹשִׂים'osim[were] doingH6213בַּמְּלָאכָהbamelakhah<in> the workH4399וְחֶצְיָםvechetzyamand half of themH2677מַחֲזִיקִיםmachazikim[were] holdingH2388וְהָרְמָחִיםveharemachimand the spearsH7420הַמָּגִנִּיםhamaginimthe shieldsH4043וְהַקְּשָׁתוֹתvehakeshatotand the bowsH7198וְהַשִּׁרְיֹנִיםvehashiryonimand the body armor<s>H8302וְהַשָּׂרִיםvehasarimand the commandersH8269אַחֲרֵי'acharei[were] behindH310כָּל־kol-allH3605בֵּיתbeit[the] house ofH1004יְהוּדָה׃yehudahJudahH3063
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Related verses
- Nehemiah 4:23So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.So neither I nor my brothers nor my servants nor the guards with me changed out of our clothes; each carried his weapon, even to go for water.
- Nehemiah 5:15-1615 But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God. 16 Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work.15 The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people, but I did not do this because of my fear of God. 16 Instead, I devoted myself to the construction of the wall, and all my servants were gathered there for the work; we did not acquire any land.
- Psalm 101:6Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.My eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me.
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People and places
People: Judah