Nehemiah 4:18 BSB — MannaFest

Nehemiah 4:18

And each of the builders worked with his sword strapped at his side. But the trumpeter stayed beside me.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

and the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.

KJV

For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

For the builders had everyone his sword girded by his side, and so builded,.... Thus accoutred he wrought, and was prepared for either service: and he that sounded the trumpet was by me; to give the alarm of war, that everyone might lay aside his work, and prepare for the battle: this officer stood by Nehemiah, that when he found it necessary, might give him orders to sound his trumpet, for the men to gather to him.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

When they acted as workmen, it was requisite they should be dispersed wherever there was work to do; but when as soldiers it was requisite they should come into close order, and be found in a body. Thus should the labourers in Christ's building be ready to unite against a common foe.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהַ֨בּוֹנִ֔ים	ve.Ha.bo.Nim	and the builders	H1129 →
אִ֥ישׁ	'ish	each one	H376 →
חַרְבּ֛וֹ	char.Bo	sword his	H2719 →
אֲסוּרִ֥ים	'a.su.Rim	[were] girded	H631 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
מָתְנָ֖יו	ma.te.Nav	hips his	H4975 →
וּבוֹנִ֑ים	u.vo.Nim	and [were] building	H1129 →
וְהַתּוֹקֵ֥עַ	ve.ha.to.Ke.a'	and the [one who] gave a blast	H8628 →
בַּשּׁוֹפָ֖ר	ba.sho.Far	on the ram's horn	H7782 →
אֶצְלִֽי׃	'etz.Li	[was] beside me	H681 →

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

The walk5

Where the connections lead

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Numbers 10:9
When you enter into battle in your land against an adversary who attacks you, sound short blasts on the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the LORD your God and saved from your…
leads to
- 1 Samuel 10:18
  and said to the Israelites, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I brought Israel up out of Egypt, and I rescued you from the hands of the Egyptians and of…
- Judges 2:18
  Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was…
- Genesis 8:1
  But God remembered Noah and all the animals and livestock that were with him in the ark. And God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters began to subside.
- Psalms 106:4
  Remember me, O LORD, in Your favor to Your people; visit me with Your salvation,
- Psalms 106:42
  Their enemies oppressed them, and subdued them under their hand.

About Nehemiah

Nehemiah Views the Ruins of Jerusalem's Walls — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Nehemiah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Nehemiah