Nehemiah 4:17-18

4:17 who were rebuilding the wall. ¹  Those who were carrying loads did so ²  by keeping one hand on the work and the other on their weapon. 4:18 The builders to a man had their swords strapped to their sides while they were building. But the trumpeter ³  remained with me.

¹ tn The first words of v. 17, “who were rebuilding the wall,” should be taken with the latter part of v. 16.

² tn Heb “were carrying loads.” The LXX reads ἐν ὅπλοις (en hoplois, “with weapons”).

³ tn Heb “the one blowing the shophar.”