NET Bible
"So we worked on, with half holding spears, from dawn till dusk."
— Nehemiah 4:21, NET Bible
“So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.”
“So we wrought in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared. ”
“So we worked in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning until the stars appeared.”
“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.”
“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.”
“So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.”
The builders to a man had their swords strapped to their sides while they were building. But the trumpeter remained with me.
I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people,“The work is demanding and extensive, and we are spread out on the wall, far removed from one another.
Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, gather there with us. Our God will fight for us!”
So we worked on, with half holding spears, from dawn till dusk.
At that time I instructed the people,“Let every man and his coworker spend the night in Jerusalem and let them be guards for us by night and workers by day.”
We did not change clothes– not I, nor my relatives, nor my workers, nor the watchmen who were with me. Each had his weapon, even when getting a drink of water.