Parallel Verses
Amplified
So we carried on with the work with half of them holding spears from dawn until the stars came out.
New American Standard Bible
So we carried on the work with half of them holding spears from
King James Version
So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
Holman Bible
So we continued the work, while half of the men were holding spears from daybreak until the stars came out.
International Standard Version
So we worked hard, half of us holding spears from dawn to dusk.
A Conservative Version
So we labored in the work, and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
American Standard Version
So we wrought in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
Bible in Basic English
So we went on with the work: and half of them had spears in their hands from the dawn of the morning till the stars were seen.
Darby Translation
And we laboured in the work; and half of them held the spears from the rising of the dawn till the stars appeared.
Julia Smith Translation
And we doing in the work: and half of them holding fast upon the spears from the ascending of the dawn even till the coming forth of the stars.
King James 2000
So we labored in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So we labored at the work, and half of them were holding the spears from dawn until the stars came out.
Modern King James verseion
And we labored in the work. And half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning until the stars appeared.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and we will be laboring in the work." And the half part of them held the spears from the morning spring, till the stars came forth.
NET Bible
So we worked on, with half holding spears, from dawn till dusk.
New Heart English Bible
So we worked in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning until the stars appeared.
The Emphasized Bible
So, we, were working at the work, - one half of them, grasping the spears, from the uprisings of the dawn, until the coming out of the stars.
Webster
So we labored in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
World English Bible
So we worked in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning until the stars appeared.
Youngs Literal Translation
And 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.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Nehemiah 4:21
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Context Readings
Nehemiah Overcomes Opposition From Sanballat
20 Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, gather to us there. Our God will fight for us.” 21 So we carried on with the work with half of them holding spears from dawn until the stars came out. 22 At that time I also said to the people, “Let each man with his servant spend the night inside Jerusalem so that they may serve as a guard for us at night and a laborer during the day.”
Cross References
1 Corinthians 15:10
But by the [remarkable] grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not without effect. In fact, I worked harder than all of the apostles, though it was not I, but the grace of God [His unmerited favor and blessing which was] with me.
1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord [always doing your best and doing more than is needed], being continually aware that your labor [even to the point of exhaustion] in the Lord is not futile nor wasted [it is never without purpose].
Galatians 6:9
Let us not grow weary or become discouraged in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap, if we do not give in.
Colossians 1:29
For this I labor [often to the point of exhaustion], striving with His power and energy, which so greatly works within me.