Nehemiah 4:19
17 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.
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.
20 Wherever you hear the sound of the horn, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us!”
21 So we continued the work, while half of the men held spears from the break of dawn until the stars came out.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- I said to the nobles, and to the rulers and to the rest of the people, “The work is great and widely spread out, and we are separated on the wall, far from one another.
- ASV
- 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:
- DARBY
- And I said to the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and extended, and we are scattered upon the wall, one far from another:
- BLB
- And I said to the nobles and to the prefects and to the rest of the people, “The work [is] great and extensive, and we are separated on the wall far from one another.
- ÅB
- Og jeg sa til de fornemme og forstanderne og til hele folket: Arbeidet er stort og vidløftig, og vi er spredt på muren langt fra hverandre.
- OTB
- Jeg talte til de fornemme, embetsmennene og resten av folket og sa: "Oppgaven er omfattende og spredt ut, og vi er vidt adskilt fra hverandre langs muren.
- B1930
- Og jeg sa til de fornemme og forstanderne og til hele folket: Arbeidet er stort og vidløftig, og vi er spredt på muren langt fra hverandre.