Nehemiah 4:21

4:21 So we worked on, ¹  with half ²  holding spears, from dawn till dusk. ³ 

Nehemiah 4:16

4:16 From that day forward, half of my men were doing the work and half of them were taking up spears, ⁴  shields, bows, and body armor. Now the officers were behind all the people ⁵  of Judah

[4:21]  ¹ tn Heb “and we were doing the work.”

[4:21]  ² tn Heb “half of them.”

[4:21]  ³ tn Heb “from the coming up of the dawn till the coming forth of the stars.”

[4:16]  ⁴ tc The MT reads “and spears.” The conjunction should be deleted.

[4:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “all the house.”