Nehemiah 4:20 BSB — MannaFest

Nehemiah 4:20

Wherever you hear the sound of the horn, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us!”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

in what place soever ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us; our God will fight for us.

KJV

In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Ye hear the sound of the trumpet - As the walls were very extensive, and the workmen consequently much scattered, their enemies might easily attack and destroy them successively, he therefore ordered them all to work as near to each other as they could; and himself, who was everywhere surveying the work, kept a trumpeter always with him, who was to sound when the enemy approached; and all were instantly to run to the place where they heard the sound.

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

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
בִּמְק֗וֹם	bim.Kom	in [the] place	H4725 →
אֲשֶׁ֤ר	'a.Sher	<of> where	H834 →
תִּשְׁמְעוּ֙	tish.me.'U	you will hear	H8085 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
ק֣וֹל	Kol	[the] sound of	H6963 →
הַשּׁוֹפָ֔ר	ha.sho.Far	the ram's horn	H7782 →
שָׁ֖מָּה	Sha.mah	there towards	H8033 →
תִּקָּבְצ֣וּ	ti.ka.ve.Tzu	you will assemble	H6908 →
אֵלֵ֑ינוּ	'e.Lei.nu	to us	H413 →
אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ	'e.lo.Hei.nu	God our	H430 →
יִלָּ֥חֶם	yi.La.chem	he will fight	H3898 →
לָֽנוּ׃	La.nu	for us

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 walk8

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.

Through
Joshua 23:10
One of you can put a thousand to flight, because the LORD your God fights for you, just as He promised.
leads to
- Exodus 14:14
  The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
  Reached by 4 independent paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 3:22
  Do not be afraid of them, for the LORD your God Himself will fight for you.”
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 32:30
  How could one man pursue a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up?
- Leviticus 26:8
  Five of you will pursue a hundred, and a hundred of you will pursue ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before you.
- Psalms 35:1
  Contend with my opponents, O LORD; fight against those who fight against me.
Through
Exodus 14:14
The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
leads to
- Deuteronomy 1:30
  The LORD your God, who goes before you, will fight for you, just as you saw Him do for you in Egypt
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 20:4
  For the LORD your God goes with you to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Chronicles 20:17
  You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

About Nehemiah

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

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01Commentary

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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