Nehemiah 4:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 4:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 4:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Nehemiah 4:17 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 4:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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; ”
Nehemiah 4:17 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 4:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“The builders on the wall, and the bearers of the burden, those lading, <FI>each<Fi> with one of his hands is working in the business, and one is laying hold of the missile.”
Nehemiah 4:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 4:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
Nehemiah 4:17 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 4:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“They that buylded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, and they that laded, did the worke with one hand, and with the other helde the sworde.”
Nehemiah 4:17 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 4:17 in Context — Nehemiah 4
15 And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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What Does Nehemiah 4:17 Mean?
Nehemiah 4:17 is a verse from the Book of Nehemiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Nehemiah chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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