4:13 So I stationed people at the lower places behind the wall in the exposed places. 1 I stationed the people by families, with their swords, spears, and bows. 4:14 When I had made an inspection, 2 I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “Don’t be afraid of them. Remember the great and awesome Lord, 3 and fight on behalf of your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your families!” 4
1 tc The MT preserves the anomalous Kethib form צְחִחִיִּים (tsÿkhikhiyyim); the Qere reads צְחִיחִים (tsÿkhikhim) which is preferred (BDB 850 s.v. צָהִיחַ; HALOT 1018 s.v. *צָהִיחַ).
2 tn Heb “And I saw.”
3 tn The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).
4 tn Heb “houses.”