16And also, in the work of this wall I have done mightily, even a field we have not bought, and all my servants are gathered there for the work;


In Context

13 also, my lap I have shaken, and I say, 'Thus doth God shake out every man, who doth not perform this thing, from his house, and from his labour; yea, thus is he shaken out and empty;' and all the assembly say, 'Amen,' and praise Jehovah; and the people do according to this thing.

14 Also, from the day that he appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the thirty and second year of Artaxerxes the king — twelve years — I, and my brethren, the bread of the governor have not eaten:

15 the former governors who are before me have made themselves heavy on the people, and take of them in bread and wine, besides in silver forty shekels; also, their servants have ruled over the people — and I have not done so, because of the fear of God.

16 And also, in the work of this wall I have done mightily, even a field we have not bought, and all my servants are gathered there for the work;

17 and of the Jews, and of the prefects, a hundred and fifty men, and those coming in unto us of the nations that are round about us, are at my table;

18 and that which hath been prepared for one day is one ox, six fat sheep, also fowls have been prepared for me, and once in ten days of all wines abundantly, and with this, the bread of the governor I have not sought, for heavy is the service on this people.

Nehemiah 5:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:16Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants [were] gathered thither unto the work.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:16Instead, I devoted myself to the work on this wall. All my men were assembled there for the work; we did not acquire any land.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:16Moreover I built in the work of the wall, and I bought no land, and all my servants were gathered together to the work.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:16Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:16Yea, also I applied myself to this work of the wall, and we bought no fields; and all my servants were gathered thither for the work.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:16Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:16Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither to the work.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:16Yes, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered there to the work.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:16Yes, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither to the work.