Nehemiah 4:21
So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
Nehemiah 4:21 in other translations
| BSB | 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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| WEB | So we did the work. Half of the people held the spears from the rising of the morning until the stars appeared. |
| ASV | So we wrought in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared. |
| YLT | And we are working in the business, and half of them are keeping hold of the spears, from the going up of the dawn till the coming forth of the stars. |
| DARBY | And we laboured in the work; and half of them held the spears from the rising of the dawn till the stars appeared. |
| BBE | So we went on with the work: and half of them had spears in their hands from the dawn of the morning till the stars were seen. |
| Webster | So we labored in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared. |
What does Nehemiah 4:21 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 4:21 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Nehemiah 4:21
- Galatians 6:9
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
- Colossians 1:29
Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
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Context
- Nehemiah 4:20
In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.
- Nehemiah 4:21
So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
- Nehemiah 4:22
Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day.
Nehemiah 4:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Nosotros pues trabajábamos en la obra; y la mitad de ellos tenían lanzas desde la subida del alba hasta salir las estrellas. |
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| German Elberfelder 1871 | So arbeiteten wir an dem Werke, und die Hälfte von ihnen hielt die Lanzen vom Aufgang der Morgenröte an, bis die Sterne hervortraten. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et nos ipsi faciamus opus, et media pars nostrum teneat lanceas ab ascensu auroræ donec egrediantur astra. |