Nehemiah 4:16
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.
KJV
Et factum est a die illa, media pars juvenum eorum faciebat opus, et media parata erat ad bellum : et lanceæ, et scuta, et arcus, et loricæ, et principes post eos in omni domo Juda.
Vulgate
καὶ ἐγένετο ἀπὸ τῆς ἡμέρας ἐκείνης ἥμισυ τῶν ἐκτετιναγμένων ἐποίουν τὸ ἔργον, καὶ ἥμισυ αὐτῶν ἀντείχοντο, καὶ λόγχαι καὶ θυρεοὶ καὶ τὰ τόξα καὶ οἱ θώρακες καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες ὀπίσω παντὸς οἴκου Ἰούδα
LXX
And it came to pass from that time forth, that half of my servants wrought in the work, and half of them held the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats of mail; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
ASV
גַּ֣ם בָּ/עֵ֤ת הַ/הִיא֙ אָמַ֣רְתִּי לָ/עָ֔ם אִ֣ישׁ וְ/נַעֲר֔/וֹ יָלִ֖ינוּ בְּ/ת֣וֹךְ יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְ/הָֽיוּ לָ֧/נוּ הַ/לַּ֛יְלָה מִשְׁמָ֖ר וְ/הַ/יּ֥וֹם מְלָאכָֽה
Hebrew
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In this verse
In the original Hebrew
15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Cor 12:21 — And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
- Dan 9:25 — Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street
- Neh 4:23 — So 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.