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Nehemiah 4:16

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 16 From that day forward, half of my men would do the work+ and half of them would hold the lances, the shields, the bows, and the coats of mail. And the princes+ stood behind the whole house of Judah

Nehemiah 4:16

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 16 yes, it came about that from that day forward half of my young men+ were active in the work and half of them were holding the lances, the shields and the bows and the coats of mail;+ and the princes+ were behind the whole house of Judah.

Nehemiah 4:16

The Bible in Living English
- 16 * And from that day half my men were working on the job and half were holding the pikes and shields and bows and coats of mail behind all the house of Judah

Nehemiah 4:16

American Standard Version
- 16 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.

Nehemiah 4:16

The Emphasized Bible
- 16 And it came to pass from that day the half of my young men were working in the work, and the half of them were grasping the spears, the bucklers, and the bows, and the coats of mail,—but the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.

Nehemiah 4:16

King James Version
- 16 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.