KJV King James Version
And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work [is] great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.
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Nehemiah 4:19
And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work [is] great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people: “The work is great and extensive, and we are spread out far from one another along the wall.
WEB World English Bible
I said to the nobles, and to the rulers and to the rest of the people, “The work is great and large, and we are separated on the wall, one far from another.
ASV American Standard Version
And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And I say unto the freemen, and unto the prefects, and unto the rest of the people, ‘The work is abundant, and large, and we are separated on the wall, far off one from another;
Surrounding context — Nehemiah 4
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.
17 They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, [every one] with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other [hand] held a weapon.
18 For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and [so] builded. And he that sounded the trumpet [was] by me.
19 And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work [is] great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.
20 In what place [therefore] ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.
21 So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
22 Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day.
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וָאֹמַ֞רH559 · a.marto sayאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הַחֹרִ֤יםH2715 · chornobleוְאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הַסְּגָנִים֙H5461 · sa.ganrulerוְאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)יֶ֣תֶרH3499 · ye.terremainderהָעָ֔םH5971 · ampeopleהַמְּלָאכָ֥הH4399 · me.la.khahworkהַרְבֵּ֖הH7235 · ra.vahto multiplyוּרְחָבָ֑הH7342 · ra.chavBroadוַאֲנַ֗חְנוּH587 · a.nach.nuweנִפְרָדִים֙H6504 · pa.radto separateעַל־H5921 · aluponהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הH2346 · cho.mahwallרְחוֹקִ֖יםH7350 · ra.choqdistantאִ֥ישׁH376 · ishmanמֵאָחִֽיו׃H251 · achbrother: male-sibling
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