Nehemiah 4:21

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Nehemiah 4:21

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

So we continued the work, while half of the men held spears from the break of dawn until the stars came out.

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KJV

King James Version

So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.

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WEB

World English Bible

So we did the work. Half of the people held the spears from the rising of the morning until the stars appeared.

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ASV

American Standard Version

So we wrought in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Nehemiah 4

¹⁹ Then I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people: “The work is great and extensive, and we are spread out far from one another along the wall.

²⁰ Wherever you hear the sound of the horn, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us!”

²¹ So we continued the work, while half of the men held spears from the break of dawn until the stars came out.

²² At that time I also said to the people, “Let every man and his servant spend the night inside Jerusalem, so that they can stand guard by night and work by day.”

²³ So neither I nor my brothers nor my servants nor the guards with me changed out of our clothes; each carried his weapon, even to go for water.

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