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Nehemiah 4:23

Faithfulness and loyaltyWork

21 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.

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 neither I nor my brothers nor my servants nor the guards with me changed out of our clothes; each carried his weapon, even to go for water.
KJV
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.
WEB
So neither I, nor my brothers, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me took off our clothes. Everyone took his weapon to the water.
ASV
So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard that followed me, none of us put off our clothes, every one [went with] his weapon [to] the water.
DARBY
And neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard that followed me, none of us put off our garments: every one had his weapon on his right side.
BLB
And none—I and my brothers and my servants and the men of the guard who [were] behind me—none of us took off our garments; each man [had] his weapon at the water.
ÅB
Og hverken jeg eller mine brødre eller mine tjenere eller vaktmennene, som fulgte meg, kom av klærne; hver mann hadde sitt våpen hos seg og vann.
OTB
Verken jeg eller mine brødre eller mine menn eller vaktene med meg tok av oss klærne; hver beholdt sitt våpen, selv når han gikk for å hente vann.
B1930
Og hverken jeg eller mine brødre eller mine tjenere eller vaktmennene, som fulgte mig, kom av klærne; hver mann hadde sitt våben hos sig og vann.

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Cross references

  • Nehemiah 5:16

    Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work.

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  • Nehemiah 7:2

    That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.

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  • 1 Corinthians 15:10

    But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

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  • Judges 5:11

    They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates.

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  • Judges 9:48

    And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.

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