Nehemiah 4:21 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

²¹ So we labored at the work, and half of them held the spears from the break of dawn till the stars came out.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ So we labored at the work while half of them held the spears from dawn until the stars came out.

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ So we wrought in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.

Common English Bible

²¹ So we continued the work, with half of them holding spears from dawn until dusk.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ And so let us accomplish the work. And let one half part of us hold spears, from the ascent of dawn until the stars come out."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²¹ And let us do the work: and let one half of us hold our spears from the rising of the morning, till the stars appear.

Nehemiah 4:21 Cross References

Nehemiah 4:20

In the place where you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us.”

Nehemiah 4:22

I also said to the people at that time, “Let every man and his servant pass the night within Jerusalem, that they may be a guard for us by night and may labor by day.”

1 Corinthians 15:10

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God which is with me.

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.

Galatians 6:9

And let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due season we shall reap, if we do not lose heart.

Colossians 1:29

For this I toil, striving with all the energy which he mightily inspires within me.