Nehemiah 4:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.”
Nehemiah 4:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 4:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 4:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“So we did the work. Half of the people held the spears from the rising of the morning until the stars appeared.”
Nehemiah 4:21 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 4:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“So we wrought in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.”
Nehemiah 4:21 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 4:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And we are working in the business, and half of them are keeping hold of the spears, from the going up of the dawn till the coming forth of the stars.”
Nehemiah 4:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 4:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And we laboured in the work; and half of them held the spears from the rising of the dawn till the stars appeared.”
Nehemiah 4:21 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 4:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So we laboured in the worke, and halfe of them helde the speares, from the appearing of the morning, till the starres came foorth.”
Nehemiah 4:21 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 4:21 in Context — Nehemiah 4
19 Je dis aux grands, aux magistrats, et au reste du peuple: L’ouvrage est considérable et étendu, et nous sommes dispersés sur la muraille, éloignés les uns des autres.
20 Au son de la trompette, rassemblez-vous auprès de nous, vers le lieu d’où vous l’entendrez; notre Dieu combattra pour nous.
21 C’est ainsi que nous poursuivions l’ouvrage, la moitié d’entre nous la lance à la main depuis le lever de l’aurore jusqu’à l’apparition des étoiles.
22 Dans ce même temps, je dis encore au peuple: Que chacun passe la nuit dans Jérusalem avec son serviteur; faisons la garde pendant la nuit, et travaillons pendant le jour.
23 Et nous ne quittions point nos vêtements, ni moi, ni mes frères, ni mes serviteurs, ni les hommes de garde qui me suivaient; chacun n’avait que ses armes et de l’eau.
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What Does Nehemiah 4:21 Mean?
Nehemiah 4:21 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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