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Nehemiah 4 (WEBP)

[1] But when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry, and was very indignant, and mocked the Jews.
[2] He spoke before his brothers and the army of Samaria, and said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish in a day? Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, since they are burned?”
[3] Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, “What they are building, if a fox climbed up it, he would break down their stone wall.”
[4] “Hear, our God, for we are despised. Turn back their reproach on their own head. Give them up for a plunder in a land of captivity.
[5] Don’t cover their iniquity. Don’t let their sin be blotted out from before you; for they have insulted the builders.”
[6] So we built the wall; and all the wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.
[7] But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabians, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem went forward, and that the breaches began to be filled, they were very angry;
[8] and they all conspired together to come and fight against Jerusalem, and to cause confusion among us.
[9] But we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night because of them.
[10] Judah said, “The strength of the bearers of burdens is fading and there is much rubble, so that we are not able to build the wall.”
[11] Our adversaries said, “They will not know or see, until we come in among them and kill them, and cause the work to cease.”
[12] When the Jews who lived by them came, they said to us ten times from all places, “Wherever you turn, they will attack us.”
[13] Therefore I set guards in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in the open places. I set the people by family groups with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
[14] I looked, and rose up, and said to the nobles, to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, “Don’t be afraid of them! Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses.”
[15] When our enemies heard that it was known to us, and God had brought their counsel to nothing, all of us returned to the wall, everyone to his work.
[16] From that time forth, half of my servants did the work, and half of them held the spears, the shields, the bows, and the coats of mail; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
[17] Those who built the wall, and those who bore burdens loaded themselves; everyone with one of his hands did the work, and with the other held his weapon.
[18] Among the builders, everyone wore his sword at his side, and so built. He who sounded the trumpet was by me.
[19] I said to the nobles, and to the rulers and to the rest of the people, “The work is great and widely spread out, and we are separated on the wall, far from one another.
[20] Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally there to us. Our God will fight for us.”
[21] So we did the work. Half of the people held the spears from the rising of the morning until the stars appeared.
[22] Likewise at the same time I said to the people, “Let everyone with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and may labor in the day.”
[23] 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.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Nehemiah 4 (KJVS)

[1] But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard () that we builded () the wall, he was wroth, () and took great () indignation, () and mocked () the Jews.
[2] And he spake () before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, () What do () these feeble Jews? will they fortify () themselves? will they sacrifice? () will they make an end () in a day? will they revive () the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned? ()
[3] Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, () Even that which they build, () if a fox go up, () he shall even break down () their stone wall.
[4] Hear, () O our God; for we are despised: and turn () their reproach upon their own head, and give () them for a prey in the land of captivity:
[5] and cover () not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out () from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger () before the builders. ()
[6] So built () we the wall; and all the wall was joined together () unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work. ()
[7] But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard () that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, () and that the breaches () began () to be stopped, () then they were very wroth, ()
[8] and conspired () all of them together to come () and to fight () against Jerusalem, and to hinder () it.
[9] Nevertheless we made our prayer () unto our God, and set () a watch against them day and night, because of them.
[10] And Judah said, () The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, () and there is much () rubbish; so that we are not able () to build () the wall.
[11] And our adversaries said, () They shall not know, () neither see, () till we come () in the midst among them, and slay () them, and cause the work to cease. ()
[12] And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt () by them came, () they said () unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return () unto us they will be upon you.
[13] Therefore set () I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, () I even set () the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
[14] And I looked, () and rose up, () and said () unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid () of them: remember () the Lord, which is great and terrible, () and fight () for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
[15] And it came to pass, when our enemies () heard () that it was known () unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, () that we returned () all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.
[16] 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.
[17] They which builded () on the wall, and they that bare () burdens, with those that laded, () every one with one of his hands wrought () in the work, and with the other hand held () a weapon.
[18] For the builders, () every one had his sword girded () by his side, and so builded. () And he that sounded () the trumpet was by me.
[19] And I said () unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great () and large, and we are separated () upon the wall, one far from another.
[20] In what place therefore ye hear () the sound of the trumpet, resort () ye thither unto us: our God shall fight () for us.
[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.
[23] 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.

Nehemiah 4:2 Heb. leave to themselves
Nehemiah 4:4 Heb. despite
Nehemiah 4:7 Heb. ascended
Nehemiah 4:8 Heb. to make an error to it
Nehemiah 4:12 Or, that from all places ye must return to us
Nehemiah 4:13 Heb. from the lower parts of the place, etc.
Nehemiah 4:18 Heb. on his loins
Nehemiah 4:23 Or, every one with with his weapon for water

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Nehemiah 4 (BYZ)

[1] [3:33] και εγενετο ηνικα ηκουσεν σαναβαλλατ οτι ημεις οικοδομουμεν το τειχος και πονηρον ην αυτω και ωργισθη επι πολυ και εξεγελα επι τοις ιουδαιοις
[2] [3:34] και ειπεν ενωπιον των αδελφων αυτου αυτη η δυναμις σομορων οτι οι ιουδαιοι ουτοι οικοδομουσιν την εαυτων πολιν
[3] [3:35] και τωβιας ο αμμανιτης εχομενα αυτου ηλθεν και ειπαν προς εαυτους μη θυσιασουσιν η φαγονται επι του τοπου αυτων ουχι αναβησεται αλωπηξ και καθελει το τειχος λιθων αυτων
[4] [3:36] ακουσον ο θεος ημων οτι εγενηθημεν εις μυκτηρισμον και επιστρεψον ονειδισμον αυτων εις κεφαλην αυτων και δος αυτους εις μυκτηρισμον εν γη αιχμαλωσιας
[5] [3:37] και μη καλυψης επι ανομιαν …
[7] [4:1] και εγενετο ως ηκουσεν σαναβαλλατ και τωβια και οι αραβες και οι αμμανιται οτι ανεβη φυη τοις τειχεσιν ιερουσαλημ οτι ηρξαντο αι διασφαγαι αναφρασσεσθαι και πονηρον αυτοις εφανη σφοδρα
[8] [4:2] και συνηχθησαν παντες επι το αυτο ελθειν παραταξασθαι εν ιερουσαλημ
[9] [4:3] και προσηυξαμεθα προς τον θεον ημων και εστησαμεν προφυλακας επ αυτους ημερας και νυκτος απο προσωπου αυτων
[10] [4:4] και ειπεν ιουδας συνετριβη η ισχυς των εχθρων και ο χους πολυς και ημεις ου δυνησομεθα οικοδομειν εν τω τειχει
[11] [4:5] και ειπαν οι θλιβοντες ημας ου γνωσονται και ουκ οψονται εως οτου ελθωμεν εις μεσον αυτων και φονευσωμεν αυτους και καταπαυσωμεν το εργον
[12] [4:6] και εγενετο ως ηλθοσαν οι ιουδαιοι οι οικουντες εχομενα αυτων και ειποσαν ημιν αναβαινουσιν εκ παντων των τοπων εφ ημας
[13] [4:7] και εστησα εις τα κατωτατα του τοπου κατοπισθεν του τειχους εν τοις σκεπεινοις και εστησα τον λαον κατα δημους μετα ρομφαιων αυτων λογχας αυτων και τοξα αυτων
[14] [4:8] και ειδον και ανεστην και ειπα προς τους εντιμους και προς τους στρατηγους και προς τους καταλοιπους του λαου μη φοβηθητε απο προσωπου αυτων μνησθητε του θεου ημων του μεγαλου και φοβερου και παραταξασθε περι των αδελφων υμων υιων υμων και θυγατερων υμων γυναικων υμων και οικων υμων
[15] [4:9] και εγενετο ηνικα ηκουσαν οι εχθροι ημων οτι εγνωσθη ημιν και διεσκεδασεν ο θεος την βουλην αυτων και επεστρεψαμεν παντες ημεις εις το τειχος ανηρ εις το εργον αυτου
[16] [4:10] και εγενετο απο της ημερας εκεινης ημισυ των εκτετιναγμενων εποιουν το εργον και ημισυ αυτων αντειχοντο και λογχαι και θυρεοι και τα τοξα και οι θωρακες και οι αρχοντες οπισω παντος οικου ιουδα
[17] [4:11] των οικοδομουντων εν τω τειχει και οι αιροντες εν τοις αρτηρσιν εν οπλοις εν μια χειρι εποιει αυτο το εργον και μια εκρατει την βολιδα
[18] [4:12] και οι οικοδομοι ανηρ ρομφαιαν αυτου εζωσμενος επι την οσφυν αυτου και ωκοδομουσαν και ο σαλπιζων εν τη κερατινη εχομενα αυτου
[19] [4:13] και ειπα προς τους εντιμους και προς τους αρχοντας και προς τους καταλοιπους του λαου το εργον πλατυ και πολυ και ημεις σκορπιζομεθα επι του τειχους μακραν ανηρ απο του αδελφου αυτου
[20] [4:14] εν τοπω ου εαν ακουσητε την φωνην της κερατινης εκει συναχθησεσθε προς ημας και ο θεος ημων πολεμησει περι ημων
[21] [4:15] και ημεις ποιουντες το εργον και ημισυ αυτων κρατουντες τας λογχας απο αναβασεως του ορθρου εως εξοδου των αστρων
[22] [4:16] και εν τω καιρω εκεινω ειπα τω λαω αυλισθητε εν μεσω ιερουσαλημ και εστω υμιν η νυξ προφυλακη και η ημερα εργον
[23] [4:17] και ημην εγω και οι ανδρες της προφυλακης οπισω μου και ουκ ην εξ ημων εκδιδυσκομενος ανηρ τα ιματια αυτου