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Nehemiah 4:16-18
New English Translation

16 From that day forward, half my men were doing the work and half were taking up spears,[a] shields, bows, and body armor. Now the officers were behind all the people[b] of Judah 17 who were rebuilding the wall.[c] Those who were carrying loads did so[d] by keeping one hand on the work and the other on their weapon. 18 The builders, to a man, had their swords strapped to their sides while they were building. But the trumpeter[e] remained with me.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 4:16 tc The MT reads “and spears.” The conjunction should be deleted.
  2. Nehemiah 4:16 tn Heb “all the house.”
  3. Nehemiah 4:17 tn The first words of v. 17, “who were rebuilding the wall,” should be taken with the latter part of v. 16.
  4. Nehemiah 4:17 tn Heb “were carrying loads.” The LXX reads ἐν ὅπλοις (en hoplois, “with weapons”).
  5. Nehemiah 4:18 tn Heb “the one blowing the shofar.”
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