Nehemiah 4:23

Translations

Modern

So neither I nor my brothers nor my servants nor the guards with me changed out of our clothes; each carried his weapon, even to go for water.

Traditional

So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.

Literal

And none—I and my brothers and my servants and the men of the guard who were behind me—none of us took off our garments; each man had his weapon at the water.

Latin

Ego autem et fratres mei, et pueri mei, et custodes, qui erant post me, non deponebamus vestimenta nostra: unusquisque tantum nudabatur ad baptismum.

Original

Hebrew

English

So neither I nor my brothers nor my servants nor the guards with me changed out of our clothes; each carried his weapon, even to go for water.

Notes

Nehemiah 4:23

Nehemiah and the other leaders were not elitists who rested while others worked hard.

Theme notes and profiles

Nehemiah Samaritans Dealing with Conflict Jerusalem Rebuilding of Jerusalem

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…the voices of the singers at the watering places. There they shall recount the righteous acts of the LORD, the righteous deeds of His villagers in Israel. Then the people of the LORD went down to the gates:
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Instead, I devoted myself to the construction of the wall, and all my servants were gathered there for the work; we did not acquire any land.
1 Corinthians 15:10
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

Topics

Prudence: Nehemiah, in Conduct of Affairs at Jerusalem Servant: Good of Nehemiah Servants: Duties of, to Masters: To be Industrious in Labouring for Them

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