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Nehemiah 4:13

Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

KJV

statui in loco post murum per circuitum populum in ordinem cum gladiis suis, et lanceis, et arcubus.

Vulgate

καὶ ἔστησα εἰς τὰ κατώτατα τοῦ τόπου κατόπισθεν τοῦ τείχους ἐν τοῖς σκεπεινοῖς, καὶ ἔστησα τὸν λαὸν κατὰ δήμους μετὰ ῥομφαιῶν αὐτῶν, λόγχας αὐτῶν καὶ τόξα αὐτῶν.

LXX

Therefore set I in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in the open places, I set there the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

ASV

וָ/אֹמַ֞ר אֶל הַ/חֹרִ֤ים וְ/אֶל הַ/סְּגָנִים֙ וְ/אֶל יֶ֣תֶר הָ/עָ֔ם הַ/מְּלָאכָ֥ה הַרְבֵּ֖ה וּ/רְחָבָ֑ה וַ/אֲנַ֗חְנוּ נִפְרָדִים֙ עַל הַ֣/חוֹמָ֔ה רְחוֹקִ֖ים אִ֥ישׁ מֵ/אָחִֽי/ו

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

16 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲנַ֣חְנוּ
'nchnv
pronoun · 120×
אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
הַרְבֵּ֥ה
hrbh
verb · 233×
ו
v
noun · 629×
חֹרֵ֣י
chry
noun · 13×
חוֹמָ֔ה
chvmh
noun · 128×
י
y
noun · 1849×
יִתְפָּרָֽדוּ
ytprdv
verb · 26×
יֶ֣תֶר
ytr
noun · 102×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
מְלֶ֥אכֶת
ml'kt
noun · 165×
סְּגָנִ֗ים
sgnym
noun · 17×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
רַחֲבַ֣ת
rchbt
adjective · 21×
רָח֑וֹק
rchvq
adjective · 84×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Eph 6:11 — Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
  • Neh 4:17 — They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.