Nehemiah 4:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 4:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְהִ֣י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַיּ֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַה֗וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
חֲצִ֣י
chêtsîy
H2677
half
נְעָרַי֮
naʻar
H5288
boy
עֹשִׂ֣ים
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
בַּמְּלָאכָה֒
mᵉlâʼkâh
H4399
work
וְחֶצְיָ֗ם
chêtsîy
H2677
half
מַחֲזִיקִים֙
châzaq
H2388
to strengthen
וְהָרְמָחִ֣ים
rômach
H7420
spear
הַמָּגִנִּ֔ים
mâgên
H4043
shield
וְהַקְּשָׁת֖וֹת
qesheth
H7198
bow
וְהַשִּׁרְיֹנִ֑ים
shiryôwn
H8302
body armor
וְהַ֨שָּׂרִ֔ים
sar
H8269
prince
אַחֲרֵ֖י
ʼachar
H310
after
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
בֵּ֥ית
bayith
H1004
house
יְהוּדָֽה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened from that time forth, that half of my servants worked in the work, and half of them held the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats of mail; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened that, from that day, half of my young men were doing the work, and half of them were grasping, even the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the breastplates. And the officials were behind all the house of Judah.
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