Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
Nehemiah 4:17 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769 They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon. 更多版本Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Those who built the wall and those who bore burdens loaded themselves so that everyone worked with one hand and held a weapon with the other hand, American Standard Version (1901) They that builded the wall and they that bare burdens laded themselves; every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other held his weapon; Common English Bible who were building the wall. The carriers did their work with a load in one hand and a weapon in the other. Catholic Public Domain Version As for those building the wall, and carrying the burdens, and setting things in place: one of his hands was doing the work, and the other was holding a sword. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Of them that built on the wall and that carried burdens, and that laded: with one of his hands he did the work, and with the other he held a sword. English Standard Version 2016 who were building on the wall. Those who carried burdens were loaded in such a way that each labored on the work with one hand and held his weapon with the other. |
Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
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.
For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.
They all hold swords, Being expert in war: Every man hath his sword upon his thigh Because of fear in the night.
Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.
If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.
by the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
and in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.