Nehemiah 4:17
15 When our enemies heard that we were aware of their scheme and that God had frustrated it, each of us returned to his own work on the wall.
16 And from that day on, half of my servants did the work while the other half held spears, shields, bows, and armor. The officers stationed themselves behind all the people of Judah
who were rebuilding the wall. The laborers who carried materials worked with one hand and held a weapon with the other.
18 And each of the builders worked with his sword strapped at his side. But the trumpeter stayed beside me.
19 Then I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people: “The work is great and extensive, and we are spread out far from one another along the wall.
Her forteller Bibelen en historie om noen andre. Spør deg selv hva den kan si oss i dag. Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.
Sammenlign
- ÅB
- De som bygget på muren, og bærerne med sine byrder, de arbeidet med sin ene hånd på verket, og med den andre holdt de sitt våpen;
- OTB
- De som bygde muren og de som bar materialer, gjorde sitt arbeid med den ene hånden og holdt et våpen i den andre.
- B1930
- De som bygget på muren, og bærerne med sine byrder, de arbeidet med sin ene hånd på verket, og med den andre holdt de sitt våben;
- BSB
- who were rebuilding the wall. The laborers who carried materials worked with one hand and held a weapon with the other.
- 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.
- 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 all 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;
- 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.
- BLB
- Those who built on the wall and the bearers of the burden loaded themselves, so that with one hand they worked at the construction, and one was grasping a weapon.
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Kryssreferanser
2 Timothy 2:3
Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
Les i sammenheng2 Timothy 4:7
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
Les i sammenheng2 Corinthians 6:7
in truthful speech and in the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
Les i sammenhengEphesians 6:11–20
Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.
Les i sammenheng1 Corinthians 16:9
because a great door for effective work has opened to me, even though many oppose me.
Les i sammenheng1 Corinthians 16:13
Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
Les i sammenhengPhilippians 1:28
without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a clear sign of their destruction but of your salvation, and it is from God.
Les i sammenheng1 Corinthians 9:12
If others have this right to your support, shouldn’t we have it all the more? But we did not exercise this right. Instead, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.
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