Nehemiah 4:21

In 11 translations

BSB

So we continued the work, while half of the men held spears from the break of dawn until the stars came out.

KJV

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

WEB

So we did the work. Half of the people held the spears from the rising of the morning until the stars appeared.

ASV

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

LSV

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

YLT

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.

DBY

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

DRC

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

GNV

So we laboured in the worke, and halfe of them helde the speares, from the appearing of the morning, till the starres came foorth.

JPS4:15

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

LXXE

So we continued labouring at the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning until the stars appeared.

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Original-language editions

WLC4:15

וַאֲנַ֖חְנוּ עֹשִׂ֣ים בַּמְּלָאכָ֑ה וְחֶצְיָ֗ם מַחֲזִיקִים֙ בָּֽרְמָחִ֔ים מֵעֲל֣וֹת הַשַּׁ֔חַר עַ֖ד צֵ֥את הַכּוֹכָבִֽים׃KJV:Neh.4.21

LXX-Br14:15

Καὶ ἡμεῖς ποιοῦντες τὸ ἔργον, καὶ ἥμισυ αὐτῶν κρατοῦντες τὰς λόγχας ἀπὸ ἀναβάσεως τοῦ ὄρθρου ἕως ἐξόδου τῶν ἄστρων.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Galatians 6:9Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
• Colossians 1:29To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.
• 1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
• 1 Corinthians 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

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