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Nehemiah 4:6

So we rebuilt the wall until all of it was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.

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ASV

So we built the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto half the height thereof: for the people had a mind to work.

KJV

So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.

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12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַנִּבְנֶה֙va.niv.Nehand we rebuiltH1129 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.Mahthe wallH2346 →
וַתִּקָּשֵׁ֥רva.ti.ka.Sherand it was joined togetherH7194 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
הַחוֹמָ֖הha.cho.Mahthe wallH2346 →
עַד־'ad-toH5704 →
חֶצְיָ֑הּchetz.Yahmiddle itsH2677 →
וַיְהִ֧יvay.Hiand it belongedH1961 →
לֵ֦בleva heartH3820 →
לָעָ֖םla.'Amto the peopleH5971 →
לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ פla.'a.Sotto workH6213 →

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Philippians 2:13For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.Nehemiah 6:15So the wall was completed in fifty-two days, on the twenty-fifth of Elul.Hebrews 13:21equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.1 Chronicles 29:3Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.1 Chronicles 29:14But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from You, and from Your own hand we have given to You.1 Chronicles 29:17–18I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.Psalms 110:3Your people shall be willing on Your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, to You belongs the dew of Your youth.Haggai 1:14So the LORD stirred the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, as well as the spirit of all the remnant of the people. And they came and began the work on the house of the LORD of Hosts, their God,Psalms 122:3Jerusalem is built up as a city united together,2 Chronicles 29:36Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced at what God had prepared for the people, because everything had been accomplished so quickly.2 Corinthians 8:16–17But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you.Micah 7:11The day for rebuilding your walls will come—the day for extending your boundary.Psalms 102:14For Your servants delight in her stones and take pity on her dust.

About Nehemiah

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