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Nehemiah 4:21

WorkFaithfulness and loyalty

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.

So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.

22 Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day.

23 So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.

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BSB
So we continued the work, while half of the men held spears from the break of dawn until the stars came out.
KJV
So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
WEB
So we did the work. Half of the people held the spears from the rising of the morning until the stars appeared.
ASV
So we wrought in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
DARBY
And we laboured in the work; and half of them held the spears from the rising of the dawn till the stars appeared.
BLB
And we labored in the work, and half kept hold of the spears from daybreak until the coming forth of the stars.
ÅB
Så arbeidet vi da på verket mens halvdelen sto der med sine spyd, fra morgenrøden rant opp til stjernene kom fram.
OTB
Så fortsatte vi arbeidet med halvparten av mennene som holdt spyd, fra dagens første lys til stjernene viste seg.
B1930
Så arbeidet vi da på verket mens halvdelen stod der med sine spyd, fra morgenrøden rant op til stjernene kom frem.

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