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4:8 All <03605> of them conspired <07194> together <03162> to move <0935> with armed forces against <03898> Jerusalem <03389> and to create <06213> a disturbance <08442> in it. 4:9 So we prayed <06419> to <0413> our God <0430> and stationed <05975> a guard <04929> to protect against <05921> them both day <03119> and night <03915>. 4:10 Then those in Judah <03063> said <0559>, “The strength <03581> of the laborers <05449> has failed <03782>! The debris <06083> is so great <07235> that we <0587> are unable <03201> <03808> to rebuild <01129> the wall <02346>.” 4:11 Our adversaries <06862> also boasted <0559>, “Before they are aware <03045> or <03808> anticipate <07200> anything, we will come <0935> in among <08432> <0413> them and kill <02026> them, and we will bring <07673> this work <04399> to a halt <07673>!” 4:12 So it happened <01961> that <0834> the Jews <03064> who were living <03427> near <0681> them came <0935> and warned <0559> us repeatedly <06471> <06235> about all <03605> the schemes <04725> they were plotting <07725> against <05921> us. 4:13 So I stationed <05975> people at the lower <08482> places <04725> behind <0310> the wall <02346> in the exposed <06708> places. I stationed <05975> the people <05971> by families <04940>, with <05973> their swords <02719>, spears <07420>, and bows <07198>. 4:14 When I had made <07200> an inspection <07200>, I stood up <06965> and said <0559> to <0413> the nobles <02715>, the officials <05461>, and the rest <03499> of the people <05971>, “Don’t <0408> be afraid <03372> of <06440> them. Remember <02142> the great <01419> and awesome <03372> Lord <0136>, and fight <03898> on behalf <05921> of your brothers <0251>, your sons <01121>, your daughters <01323>, your wives <0802>, and your families <01004>!” 4:15 It so happened <01961> that <0834> when our adversaries <0341> heard <08085> that <03588> we were aware <03045> of these matters, God <0430> frustrated <06565> their intentions <06098>. Then all <03605> of us returned <07725> to <0413> the wall <02346>, each <0376> to <0413> his own work <04399>. 4:16 From <04480> that day <03117> forward, half <02677> of my men <05288> were doing <06213> the work <04399> and half <02677> of them were taking up <02388> spears <07420>, shields <04043>, bows <07198>, and body armor <08302>. Now the officers <08269> were behind <0310> all <03605> the people <01004> of Judah <03063> 4:17 who were rebuilding <01129> the wall <02346>. Those who were carrying <05375> loads <05447> did <06213> so by keeping one <0259> hand <03027> on the work <04399> and the other <0259> on their weapon <07973>. 4:18 The builders <01129> to a man <0376> had their swords <02719> strapped <0631> to <05921> their sides <04975> while they were building <01129>. But the trumpeter <07782> <08628> remained with <0681> me. 4:19 I said <0559> to <0413> the nobles <02715>, the officials <05461>, and the rest <03499> of the people <05971>, “The work <04399> is demanding <07235> and extensive <07342>, and we <0587> are spread out <06504> on <05921> the wall <02346>, far <07350> removed from one <0376> another <0251>. 4:20 Wherever <0834> <04725> you hear <08085> the sound <06963> of the trumpet <07782>, gather <06908> there <08033> with <0413> us. Our God <0430> will fight <03898> for us!” 4:21 So we <0587> worked <04399> <06213> on, with half <02677> holding <02388> spears <07420>, from dawn <07837> <05927> till <05704> dusk <03556> <03318>. 4:22 At that time <06256> I instructed <0559> the people <05971>, “Let every man <0376> and his coworker <05288> spend <03885> the night in <08432> Jerusalem <03389> and let them be <01961> guards <04929> for us by night <03915> and workers <04399> by day <03117>. 4:23 We <0587> did not change <06584> clothes <0899>– not <0369> I <0589>, nor my relatives <0251>, nor my workers <05288>, nor <0369> the watchmen <04929> <0582> who <0834> were with <0310> me. Each <0376> had his weapon <07973>, even when getting a drink of water <04325>.

• Neh 4:1-23 -- Opposition to the Work Continues

• WATCH

  [isbe] WATCH - woch ('ashmurah, 'ashmoreth; phulake): A division of the night. The night was originally divided into three watches (Jdg 7:19), but later into four, as we find in the New Testament (Mt 14:25; Mk 6:48). We do not know...
  

• WASH; WASHING

  [isbe] WASH; WASHING - wosh, wosh'-ing: The two usual Hebrew words for "wash" are rachats, and kabhac, the former being normally used of persons or of sacrificial animals (Gen 18:4, etc., often translated "bathe"; Lev 15:5, etc.), ...
  

• Sanballat

  [ebd] held some place of authority in Samaria when Nehemiah went up to Jerusalem to rebuild its ruined walls. He vainly attempted to hinder this work (Neh. 2:10, 19; 4:1-12; 6). His daughter became the wife of one of the sons of J...
  [nave] SANBALLAT, an enemy of the Jews in rebuilding Jerusalem after the captivity, Neh. 2:10, 19; 4; 6; 13:28.
  

• RULER

  [isbe] RULER - rool'-er: 1. In the Old Testament: (1) moshel, "ruler," "prince," "master" (tyrant), applied to Joseph in Egypt (Gen 45:8; compare Ps 105:21); to the Philistines (Jdg 15:11); to David's descendants, the future kings ...
  

• Ophel

  [ebd] hill; mound, the long, narrow, rounded promontory on the southern slope of the temple hill, between the Tyropoeon and the Kedron valley (2 Chr. 27:3; 33:14; Neh. 3:26, 27). It was surrounded by a separate wall, and was occup...
  

• NUMBER

  [isbe] NUMBER - num'-ber: I. NUMBER AND ARITHMETIC II. NOTATION OF NUMBERS 1. By Words 2. By Signs 3. By Letters III. NUMBERS IN OLD TESTAMENT HISTORY IV. ROUND NUMBERS V. SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS 1. Seven and Its Multiples (1) Ritual U...
  

• MORNING

  [isbe] MORNING - mor'-ning: There are several Hebrew and Greek words which are rendered "morning," the most common in Hebrew being boqer, which occurs 180 times. It properly means "the breaking forth of the light," "the dawn," as i...
  

• MAGISTRATE

  [isbe] MAGISTRATE - maj'-is-trat (shephaT, corresponding to shaphaT, "to judge," "to pronounce sentence" (Jdg 18:7)): Among the ancients, the terms corresponding to our "magistrate" had a much wider signification. "Magistrates and ...
  

• JERUSALEM, 4

  [isbe] JERUSALEM, 4 - IX. History. Pre-Israelite period.--The beginnings of Jerusalem are long before recorded history: at various points in the neighborhood, e.g. at el Bukei`a to the Southwest, and at the northern extremity of th...
  

• Governor

  [ebd] (1.) Heb. nagid, a prominent, conspicuous person, whatever his capacity: as, chief of the royal palace (2 Chr. 28:7; comp. 1 Kings 4:6), chief of the temple (1 Chr. 9:11; Jer. 20:1), the leader of the Aaronites (1 Chr. 12:27...
  

• GUARD

  [ebd] (1.) Heb. tabbah (properly a "cook," and in a secondary sense "executioner," because this office fell to the lot of the cook in Eastern countries), the bodyguard of the kings of Egypt (Gen. 37:36) and Babylon (2 Kings 25:8; ...
  [isbe] GUARD - gard: (1) sar ha-Tabbachim, "captain of the guard," literally, "slaughterers" (Gen 37:36; 39:1; 40:3,1; 41:10,12); rabh Tabbachim (2 Ki 25:8,11,20; Jer 39:9, etc.); rabh tabbachayyah (Dan 2:14); ratsim, "guard," the ...
  

• DECAY

  [isbe] DECAY - de-ka': Although this word is still in good use in both its literal sense, of the putrefaction of either animal or vegetable matter, and its derived sense, denoting any deterioration, decline or gradual failure, the ...
  

• DAY AND NIGHT

  [isbe] DAY AND NIGHT - "Day," yom; ordinarily, the Hebrew "day" lasted from dawn to the coming forth of the starts (Neh 4:21). The context usually makes it clear whether the term "day" refers to the period of twenty-four hours or t...
  

• Country

  [nave] COUNTRY. Love of Judg. 5:1-31; 2 Sam. 10:12; Neh. 1:1-11; Neh. 2:1-20 chapters 3-6.Neh. 5:1-18; Psa. 137:1-6 The Jews held church and country as one, therefore See: Church, Love for. See also Patriotism.
  

• Coat of mail

  [ebd] the rendering of a Hebrew word meaning "glittering" (1 Sam. 17:5, 38). The same word in the plural form is translated "habergeons" in 2 Chr. 26:14 and Neh. 4:16. The "harness" (1 Kings 22:34), "breastplate" (Isa. 59:17), and...
  

• BURDEN

  [isbe] BURDEN - bur'-dn. 1. In the Old Testament: In the Old Testament more than one word is rendered "burden." (1) massa', from a root nasa' "he lifted up." Thus literally any load is called massa' (Ex 23:5; Nu 4:15,24,27 ff; 2 Ki...
  

• BAEAN

  [isbe] BAEAN - be'-an huioi Baian; the King James Version Bean; 1 Macc 5:4: A tribe mentioned only because of its malignant hatred of the Jews. Its aggressive hostility against their religion and the rebuilding of their sanctuary d...
  

• Armour

  [ebd] is employed in the English Bible to denote military equipment, both offensive and defensive. (1.) The offensive weapons were different at different periods of history. The "rod of iron" (Ps. 2:9) is supposed to mean a mace o...
  

• ARMOR; ARMS

  [isbe] ARMOR; ARMS - ar'-mer, arms. I. ARMOR IN GENERAL--OLD TESTAMENT II. IN THE NEW TESTAMENT; POLYBIUS III. OFFENSIVE WEAPONS 1. Rod 2. Sling 3. Bow and Arrows 4. Spear--Javelin 5. Sword IV. DEFENSIVE WEAPONS 1. Shield 2. Helmet...
  

• APPEAR

  [isbe] APPEAR - a-per': Of eight Hebrew originals the chief is ra'ah, "to be seen." Used mainly of God's self-revelations in person and in dreams and visions: "Yahweh appeared unto Abram" (Gen 12:7); to Moses (Ex 3:2); to Solomon (...
  

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