Nehemiah 4:16 - Tree of Life Version

¹⁶ Also at that time I said to the people, “Let every man and his helper lodge inside Jerusalem, so they can be guards for us by night and workers by day.”

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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.

Nehemiah 4:16 Tagairtí Cros

Nehemiah 4:15

So we continued the work with half the men holding spears, from dawn until the stars came out.

Nehemiah 4:17

So neither I, nor my brothers, nor my workers, nor the guards who were with me took off our clothes; each man even had his weapon at the water.

Psalm 101:6

My eyes are on the trustworthy of the land, to be in my company. One walking in a blameless way will serve me.

Exodus 28:32

It is to have a hole for the head in the center, and a binding of woven work around the hole, as a collar, so that it may not be torn.

Song of Solomon 3:8

All of them wield a sword, experts in war. Each man with his sword on his thigh against terrors of the night.

Jeremiah 46:4

Harness the horses and mount, O horsemen! Take your position, with helmets! Polish the spears! Put on armor!