Nehemiah 4:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Nehemiah 4:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Nehemiah 4:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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Nehemiah 4:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Therefore I set guards in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in the open places. I set the people by family groups with their swords, their spears, and their bows.”

Nehemiah 4:13 — World English Bible

Nehemiah 4:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Nehemiah 4:13 — American Standard Version

Nehemiah 4:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And I appoint at the lowest of the places, at the back of the wall, in the clear places, yea, I appoint the people, by their families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows.”

Nehemiah 4:13 — Young's Literal Translation

Nehemiah 4:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“I set in the lower places behind the wall in exposed places, I even set the people, according to their families, with their swords, their spears and their bows.”

Nehemiah 4:13 — Darby Translation

Nehemiah 4:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall vpon the toppes of the stones, and placed the people by their families, with their swordes, their speares and their bowes.”

Nehemiah 4:13 — Geneva Bible

Nehemiah 4:13 in Context — Nehemiah 4

11 Y nuestros enemigos dijeron: No sepan, ni vean, hasta que entremos en medio de ellos, y los matemos, y hagamos cesar la obra.

12 Sucedió empero, que como vinieron los Judíos que habitaban entre ellos, nos dieron aviso diez veces de todos los lugares de donde volvían á nosotros.

13 Entonces puse por los bajos del lugar, detrás del muro, en las alturas de los peñascos, puse el pueblo por familias con sus espadas, con sus lanzas, y con sus arcos.

14 Después miré, y levantéme, y dije á los principales y á los magistrados, y al resto del pueblo: No temáis delante de ellos: acordaos del Señor grande y terrible, y pelead por vuestros hermanos, por vuestros hijos y por vuestras hijas, por vuestras mujeres y por vuestras casas.

15 Y sucedió que como oyeron nuestros enemigos que lo habíamos entendido, Dios disipó el consejo de ellos, y volvímonos todos al muro, cada uno á su obra.

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What Does Nehemiah 4:13 Mean?

Nehemiah 4:13 is a verse from the Book of Nehemiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Nehemiah chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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