Nehemiah 4:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 4:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 4:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Among the builders, everyone wore his sword at his side, and so built. He who sounded the trumpet was by me.”
Nehemiah 4:18 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 4:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and 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 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 4:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the builders <FI>are<Fi> each with his sword, girded on his loins, and building, and he who is blowing with a trumpet <FI>is<Fi> beside me.”
Nehemiah 4:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 4:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the builders had every one his sword girded by his side, and built. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me. ”
Nehemiah 4:18 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 4:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For euery one of the buylders had his sworde girded on his loynes, and so buylded: and he that blewe the trumpet, was beside me.”
Nehemiah 4:18 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 4:18 in 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.
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.
20 In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.
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What Does Nehemiah 4:18 Mean?
Nehemiah 4:18 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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