Nehemiah 4:16 BSB — MannaFest

Nehemiah 4:16

And from that day on, half of my servants did the work while the other half held spears, shields, bows, and armor. The officers stationed themselves behind all the people of Judah

BSB

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ASV

And it came to pass from that time forth, that half of my servants wrought 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.

KJV

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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Commentary

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Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Half - wrought in the work - This is no unusual thing, even in the present day, in Palestine: people sowing their seed are often attended by an armed man, to prevent the Arabs from robbing them of their seed, which they will not fail to do if not protected. Habergeons - In the Franco-Gallic, hautbergon signifies a coat of mail; but as in Teutonic hais signifies the neck, and bergen, to cover or defend; it may be considered rather as signifying a breastplate, or armor for the breast.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְהִ֣י׀	vay.Hi	and it was	H1961 →
מִן־	min-	from	H4480 →
הַיּ֣וֹם	hai.Yom	the day	H3117 →
הַה֗וּא	ha.Hu'	<the> that	H1931 →
חֲצִ֣י	cha.Tzi	<the> half of	H2677 →
נְעָרַי֮	ne.'a.Rai	young men my	H5288 →
עֹשִׂ֣ים	'o.Sim	[were] doing	H6213 →
בַּמְּלָאכָה֒	ba.me.la.Khah	<in> the work	H4399 →
וְחֶצְיָ֗ם	ve.chetz.Yam	and half of them	H2677 →
מַחֲזִיקִים֙	ma.cha.zi.Kim	[were] holding	H2388 →
וְהָרְמָחִ֣ים	ve.ha.re.ma.Chim	and the spears	H7420 →
הַמָּגִנִּ֔ים	ha.ma.gi.Nim	the shields	H4043 →
וְהַקְּשָׁת֖וֹת	ve.ha.ke.sha.Tot	and the bows	H7198 →
וְהַשִּׁרְיֹנִ֑ים	ve.ha.shir.yo.Nim	and the body armor<s>	H8302 →
וְהַ֨שָּׂרִ֔ים	ve.Ha.sa.Rim	and the commanders	H8269 →
אַחֲרֵ֖י	'a.cha.Rei	[were] behind	H310 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
בֵּ֥ית	beit	[the] house of	H1004 →
יְהוּדָֽה׃	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

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My eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me.
leads to
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  I am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts.
- Revelation 21:3
  And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will…
- Luke 12:43–44
  Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
- John 12:26
  If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
- Psalms 119:1–3
  Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD.
Through
Nehemiah 4:23
So neither I nor my brothers nor my servants nor the guards with me changed out of our clothes; each carried his weapon, even to go for water.
leads to
- Judges 5:11
  the voices of the singers at the watering places. There they shall recount the righteous acts of the LORD, the righteous deeds of His villagers in Israel. Then the people of the LORD went…
- 1 Corinthians 15:10
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- Nehemiah 7:2
  Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.