21So we continued the work with half the men holding spears, from the first light of dawn till the stars came out.


In Context

18 and each of the builders wore his sword at his side as he worked. But the man who sounded the trumpet stayed with me.

19 Then I said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, "The work is extensive and spread out, and we are widely separated from each other along the wall.

20 Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, join us there. Our God will fight for us!"

21 So we continued the work with half the men holding spears, from the first light of dawn till the stars came out.

22 At that time I also said to the people, "Have every man and his helper stay inside Jerusalem at night, so they can serve us as guards by night and workmen by day."

23 Neither I nor my brothers nor my men nor the guards with me took off our clothes; each had his weapon, even when he went for water.

Nehemiah 4:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:21So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:21And let us do the work: and let one half of us hold our spears from the rising of the morning, till the stars appear.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:21So we wrought in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:21And we laboured in the work; and half of them held the spears from the rising of the dawn till the stars appeared.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:21So we wrought in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:21So we labored in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:21So we worked in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning until the stars appeared.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:21And we are working in the business, and half of them are keeping hold of the spears, from the going up of the dawn till the coming forth of the stars.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:21So we labored in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.