And he appointed seventy thousand of them, who would carry burdens on shoulders, and eighty thousand who would hew stones in the mountains, then three thousand and six hundred as overseers of the work of the people.
Nehemiah 4:10 - Catholic Public Domain Version Then Judah said: "The strength of those who carry has diminished, and the amount of material is very great, and so we will not be able to build the wall." 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And [the leaders of] Judah said, The strength of the burden bearers is weakening, and there is much rubbish; we are not able to work on the wall. American Standard Version (1901) And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall. Common English Bible But in Judah it was said, “The carrier’s strength is failing, for there is too much rubble. We are unable to rebuild the wall!” Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Juda said: The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and the rubbish is very much; and we shall not be able to build the wall. English Standard Version 2016 In Judah it was said, “The strength of those who bear the burdens is failing. There is too much rubble. By ourselves we will not be able to rebuild the wall.” |
And he appointed seventy thousand of them, who would carry burdens on shoulders, and eighty thousand who would hew stones in the mountains, then three thousand and six hundred as overseers of the work of the people.
Truly, scribes and teachers, from among the Levites who were porters, were over those who were carrying burdens for various uses.
And our enemies said: "Let them neither know, nor realize, until we arrive in their midst, and kill them, and cause the work to cease."
And he said, before his brothers and a crowd of the Samaritans: "What are the foolish Jews doing? Can it be that the Gentiles will allow them? Will they sacrifice and finish in one day? Do they have the ability to make stones out of piles of dust that have been burned up?"
And we prayed to our God, and we stationed guards upon the wall, day and night, against them.
"Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, has caused his army to serve with great servility against Tyre. Every head was shaven, and every shoulder was stripped of hair. And wages have not been paid to him, nor to his army, for Tyre, for the service by which he served for me against it.
Thus says the Lord of hosts, saying: This people claims that the time has not yet arrived for building the house of the Lord.
During these events, Caleb, to restrain the murmuring of the people who rose up against Moses, said, "Let us ascend and possess the land, for we will be able to obtain it."
And when they had gone all the way to the Valley of the Cluster of Grapes, having viewed the entire region, they subverted the hearts of the sons of Israel, so that they would not enter into the parts that the Lord gave to them.