Nehemiah Chapter 4 verse 21 Holy Bible
So we wrought in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
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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.
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And we laboured in the work; and half of them held the spears from the rising of the dawn till the stars appeared.
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So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
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So we labored in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
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So we worked in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning until the stars appeared.
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And we are working in the business, and half of them are keeping hold of the spears, from the going up of the dawn till the coming forth of the stars.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 21. - So we laboured: and half of them held the spears. This is a summary of the main points previously related: "So we continued to work; and one-half of my personal followers continued to keep watch, and to hold the spears" (ver. 16). From the rising of the morning, etc. This is additional, and shows how early the work commenced each morning, and how late it continued.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(21) So we laboured.--This is a general recapitulation, with additional note of the length of the day's work during this pressing season.