Nehemiah 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.
KJV
Ædificantium in muro, et portantium onera, et imponentium : una manu sua faciebat opus, et altera tenebat gladium :
Vulgate
τῶν οἰκοδομούντων ἐν τῷ τείχει. καὶ οἱ αἴροντες ἐν τοῖς ἀρτῆρσιν ἐν ὅπλοις· ἐν μιᾷ χειρὶ ἐποίει αὐτὸ τὸ ἔργον, καὶ μιᾷ ἐκράτει τὴν βολίδα.
LXX
They that builded the wall and they that bare burdens laded themselves; every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other held his weapon;
ASV
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
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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Cross-references
- 2Cor 6:7 — By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
- 2Tim 2:3 — Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
- 2Tim 4:7 — I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
- Eccl 9:10 — Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
- Neh 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.