Nehemiah 4:16 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁶ From that day on, half of my men worked on the wall. The other half of my men were on guard, ready with spears, shields, bows, and armor. The army officers stood behind all the people of Judah that were building the wall.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ And from that time forth, half of my servants worked at the task, and the other half held the spears, shields, bows, and coats of mail; and the leaders stood behind all the house of Judah.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ 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.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ But from that day on, only half of my workers continued in the construction, while the other half held the spears, shields, bows, and body armor. Meanwhile, the leaders positioned themselves behind the whole house of Judah,

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And it happened that, from that day, half of their young men were doing the work, and half were prepared for war with lances, and shields, and bows, and armor. And the leaders were behind them in all the house of Judah.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ And it came to pass from that day forward, that half of their young men did the work, and half were ready for to fight, with spears, and shields, and bows, and coats of mail: and the rulers were behind them in all the house of Juda.

Nehemiah 4:16 Tagairtí Cros

Nehemiah 4:15

Then our enemies heard that we knew about their plans. They knew that God ruined their plans. So we all went back to work on the wall. Each person went back to his own place and did his part.

Nehemiah 4:17

The builders and their helpers had their tools in one hand and a weapon in the other hand.

Nehemiah 4:23

So none of us took off our clothes—not me, not my brothers, not my men, and not the guards. Each of us had our weapon ready at all times, even when we went to get water.

Psalm 101:6

I will look throughout the country\par for people who can be trusted.\par And I will let only those people serve me.\par Only people who live pure lives\par can be my servants.\par

Exodus 28:32

Make a hole in the center for the head. And sew a piece of cloth around the edge of this hole. This cloth will {be like a collar that} keeps the hole from tearing.

Jeremiah 46:4

Get the horses ready.\par Soldiers, get on your horses.\par Go to your places for battle.\par Put your helmets on.\par Sharpen your spears.\par Put your armor on.\par