Nehemiah 4:17
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.
Nehemiah 4:17 in other translations
| BSB | who were rebuilding the wall. The laborers who carried materials worked with one hand and held a weapon with the other. |
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| WEB | Those who built the wall, and those who bore burdens loaded themselves; everyone with one of his hands did the work, and with the other held his weapon. |
| ASV | 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; |
| YLT | The builders on the wall, and the bearers of the burden, those lading, each with one of his hands is working in the business, and one is laying hold of the missile. |
| DARBY | They that built on the wall, and they that bore burdens, with those that loaded, wrought in the work with one hand, and with the other they held a weapon. |
| BBE | Those who were building the wall and those who were moving material did their part, everyone working with one hand, with his spear in the other; |
| Webster | They who built on the wall, and they that bore burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon. |
What does Nehemiah 4:17 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 4:7-21
Ne 4:7-23. He Sets a Watch. 7-21. But ... when Sanballat ... heard that the walls ... were made up, and ... the breaches ... stopped--The rapid progress of the fortifications, despite all their predictions to the contrary, goaded the Samaritans to frenzy. So they, dreading danger from the growing greatness of the Jews, formed a conspiracy to surprise them, demolish their works, and disperse or intimidate the…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Nehemiah 4:16-23
We must watch always against spiritual enemies, and not expect that our warfare will be over till our work is ended. The word of God is the sword of the Spirit, which we ought to have always at hand, and never to have to seek for it, either in our labours, or in our conflicts, as Christians. Every true Christian is both a labourer and a soldier, working with one hand, and fighting with the other. Good work is likely…
Nehemiah 4:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Nehemiah 4:17
- 2 Timothy 2:3
Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
- 2 Timothy 4:7
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
- 2 Corinthians 6:7
By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
- Ephesians 6:11-20
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; …
- 1 Corinthians 16:9
For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
- 1 Corinthians 16:13
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
- Philippians 1:28
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.
- 1 Corinthians 9:12
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.
- Daniel 9:25
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.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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every one.That is, he had his arms at hand; and was as fully prepared to fight as to work. The builders could not possibly have made any progress, if they had literally held a weapon in one of their hands; but the expression is evidently figurative, implying that every man was a much a soldier as a builder.
with one.
Da 9:25; 1Co 9:12; 16:9,13; 2Co 6:7; Eph 6:11-20; Php 1:28; 2Ti 2:3
2Ti 4:7
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain
Context
- Nehemiah 4:16
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.
- Nehemiah 4:17
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.
- 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.
Nehemiah 4:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Los que edificaban en el muro, y los que llevaban cargas y los que cargaban, con la una mano trabajaban en la obra, y en la otra tenían la espada. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ni moi, ni mes frères, ni mes jeunes hommes, ni les hommes de la garde qui me suivaient, nous n’avons ôté nos vêtements; chacun avait son arme à sa droite. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | welches an der Mauer baute. Und die Lastträger luden auf, mit der einen Hand am Werke arbeitend, während die andere die Waffe hielt. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ædificantium in muro, et portantium onera, et imponentium: una manu sua faciebat opus, et altera tenebat gladium: |