So I put some of the people behind the lowest places along the wall. And I put them by the holes in the wall. I put families together, with their swords, spears, and bows.
Nehemiah 4:18 - Easy To Read Version Each of the builders wore his sword at his side as he worked. The man that blew the trumpet to warn the people stayed next to me. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And every builder had his sword girded by his side, and so worked. And he who sounded the trumpet was at my side. American Standard Version (1901) and the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me. Common English Bible The builders built with swords fastened in their belts, and the trumpeter stayed by my side. Catholic Public Domain Version For each one of the builders was girded with a sword at the waist. And they were building, and they were sounding a trumpet beside me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For every one of the builders was girded with a sword about his reins. And they built, and sounded with a trumpet by me. |
So I put some of the people behind the lowest places along the wall. And I put them by the holes in the wall. I put families together, with their swords, spears, and bows.
The builders and their helpers had their tools in one hand and a weapon in the other hand.
Then I spoke to the leading families, the officials, and the rest of the people. I said, “This is a very big job and we are spread out along the wall. We are far from one another.
If this guard sees the enemy soldiers coming, then he blows the trumpet and warns the people.
“If you are fighting an enemy in your own land, then blow loudly on the trumpets before you go to fight them. The Lord your God will hear you, and he will save you from your enemies.