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Nehemiah 4:13

Fellowship and the churchProtection and safety

11 And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.

12 And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you.

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.

14 And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.

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.

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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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