Nehemiah 4:18
“For the builders, euery one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded: and he that sounded the trumpet was by mee.”
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Nehemiah 4:18 Context
16And it came to passe from that time forth, that the halfe of my seruants wrought in the worke, and the other halfe of them held both the speares, the shields and the bowes, and the habergeons, and the rulers were behind all the house of Iudah. 17They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, euery one with one of his hands wrought in the worke, and with the other hand held a weapon. 18For the builders, euery one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded: and he that sounded the trumpet was by mee. 19¶ And I said vnto the Nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The worke is great and large, and wee are separated vpon the wall, one farre from another: 20In what place therefore ye heare the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither vnto vs: our God shal fight for vs.
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Other Translations for Nehemiah 4:18
For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and [so] builded. And he that sounded the trumpet [was] by me.
- King James Version
As for the builders, each {wore} his sword girded at his side as he built, while the trumpeter {stood} near me.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
and the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Every builder was working with his sword at his side. And by my side was a man for sounding the horn.
- Basic English Bible
And the builders had every one his sword girded by his side, and built. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.
- Darby Bible
For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so built. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.
- Webster's Bible
and the builders, everyone wore his sword at his side, and so built. He who sounded the trumpet was by me.
- World English Bible
And the builders [are] each with his sword, girded on his loins, and building, and he who is blowing with a trumpet [is] beside me.
- Youngs Literal Bible
(4:12) and the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the horn was by me.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Nehemiah 4:18
4:18 Sounded - To call the people together, when, and where it was necessary.