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Nehemiah 4:13

Fellowship and the churchProtection and safety

11 And our enemies said, “Before they know or see a thing, we will come into their midst, kill them, and put an end to the work.”

12 At that time the Jews who lived nearby came and told us ten times over, “Wherever you turn, they will attack us.”

So I stationed men behind the lowest sections of the wall, at the vulnerable areas. I stationed them by families with their swords, spears, and bows.

14 After I had made an inspection, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”

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.

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BSB
So I stationed men behind the lowest sections of the wall, at the vulnerable areas. I stationed them by families with their swords, spears, and bows.
KJV
Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
WEB
Therefore I set guards in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in the open places. I set the people by family groups with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
ASV
Therefore set I in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in the open places, I set [there] the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
DARBY
I set in the lower places behind the wall in exposed places, I even set the people, according to their families, with their swords, their spears and their bows.
BLB
And I appointed at the lowest of the places at the back of the wall, at the openings, I even appointed the people by their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
ÅB
da stilte jeg folket opp på de laveste steder bak muren, på de åpne plasser; jeg stilte dem opp etter deres slekter med sine sverd og spyd og buer.
OTB
Derfor plasserte jeg noen av folket bak de laveste punktene på muren ved de utsatte stedene, organiserte dem etter familier med deres sverd, spyd og buer.
B1930
da stilte jeg folket op på de laveste steder bak muren, på de åpne plasser; jeg stilte dem op efter deres ætter med sine sverd og spyd og buer.

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