Nehemiah 4:22
20 In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.
21 So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
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.
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.
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- BSB
- At that time I also said to the people, “Let every man and his servant spend the night inside Jerusalem, so that they can stand guard by night and work by day.”
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Likewise at the same time I said to the people, “Let everyone with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and may labor in the day.”
- ASV
- 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 may labor in the day.
- DARBY
- Likewise at the same time I said to the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and [be for] labour in the day.
- BLB
- Also at that time I said to the people, “Each man and his servant should lodge in the midst of Jerusalem, that they may be to us by the night a guard and by the day a working party.”
- ÅB
- På samme tid sa jeg også til folket: Hver mann med sin tjener skal bli natten over inne i Jerusalem, så vi kan ha dem til vakt om natten og til arbeid om dagen.
- OTB
- På den tiden sa jeg også til folket: "La hver mann og hans hjelper bli inne i Jerusalem om natten, så de kan tjene som vakter om natten og som arbeidere om dagen."
- B1930
- På samme tid sa jeg også til folket: Hver mann med sin tjener skal bli natten over inne i Jerusalem, så vi kan ha dem til vakt om natten og til arbeid om dagen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Nehemiah 11:1–2
And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities.
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