Nehemiah 4:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Nehemiah 4:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 4:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 4:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“From that time forth, half of my servants did the work, and half of them held the spears, the shields, the bows, and the coats of mail; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.”
Nehemiah 4:16 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 4:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Nehemiah 4:16 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 4:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“yea, it cometh to pass, from that day, half of my servants are working in the business, and half of them are keeping hold of both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats of mail; and the heads <FI>are<Fi> behind all the house of Judah.”
Nehemiah 4:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 4:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And from that time forth the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held the spears, and the shields, and the bows, and the corslets; and the captains were behind all the house of Judah.”
Nehemiah 4:16 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 4:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And from that day, halfe of the yong men did the labour, and the other halfe part of them helde the speares, and shieldes, and bowes, and habergins: and the rulers stoode behinde all the house of Iudah.”
Nehemiah 4:16 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 4:16 in Context — Nehemiah 4
14 And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
15 And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.
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.
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.
18 For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.
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What Does Nehemiah 4:16 Mean?
Nehemiah 4:16 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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