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 4:18 in other translations
| BSB | And each of the builders worked with his sword strapped at his side. But the trumpeter stayed beside me. |
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| WEB | Among the builders, everyone wore his sword at his side, and so built. He who sounded the trumpet was by me. |
| ASV | and the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me. |
| YLT | 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. |
| DARBY | And the builders had every one his sword girded by his side, and built. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me. |
| BBE | Every builder was working with his sword at his side. And by my side was a man for sounding the horn. |
| Webster | For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so built. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me. |
What does Nehemiah 4:18 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…
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 4:18 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Nehemiah 4:18
- Numbers 10:9
And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the Lord your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.
- 2 Chronicles 13:12-17
And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the Lord God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper. But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them. And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they cried unto the Lord, and the priests sounded with the trumpets. Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah. …
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Nu 10:9; 2Ch 13:12-17
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Context
- 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 4:19
And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.
Nehemiah 4:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque los que edificaban, cada uno tenía su espada ceñida á sus lomos, y así edificaban: y el que tocaba la trompeta estaba junto á mí. |
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| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und die Bauenden hatten ein jeder sein Schwert um seine Lenden gegürtet und bauten. Und der in die Posaune stieß, war neben mir. - |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | ædificentium enim unusquisque gladio erat accinctus renes. Et ædificabant, et clangebant buccina juxta me. |