Nehemiah 4:17

NETBible	who were rebuilding the wall.¹ Those who were carrying loads did so² by keeping one hand on the work and the other on their weapon.
NIV © biblegateway Neh 4:17	who were building the wall. Those who carried materials did their work with one hand and held a weapon in the other,
NASB © biblegateway Neh 4:17	Those who were rebuilding the wall and those who carried burdens took their load with one hand doing the work and the other holding a weapon.
NLT © biblegateway Neh 4:17	who were building the wall. The common laborers carried on their work with one hand supporting their load and one hand holding a weapon.
MSG © biblegateway Neh 4:17	The common laborers held a tool in one hand and a spear in the other.
BBE © SABDAweb Neh 4:17	Those who were building the wall and those who were moving material did their part, everyone working with one hand, with his spear in the other;
NRSV © bibleoremus Neh 4:17	who were building the wall. The burden bearers carried their loads in such a way that each labored on the work with one hand and with the other held a weapon.
NKJV © biblegateway Neh 4:17	Those who built on the wall, and those who carried burdens, loaded themselves so that with one hand they worked at construction, and with the other held a weapon.
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KJV	They which builded <01129> (8802) on the wall <02346>_, and they that bare <05375> (8802) burdens <05447>_, with those that laded <06006> (8802)_, [every one] with one <0259> of his hands <03027> wrought <06213> (8802) in the work <04399>_, and with the other <0259> [hand] held <02388> (8688) a weapon <07973>_.
NASB © biblegateway Neh 4:17	Those who were rebuilding <01129> the wall <02346> and those who carried <05375> burdens <05447> took <06006> their load <06006> with one <0259> hand <03027> doing <06213> the work <04399> and the other <0259> holding <02388> a weapon <07973> .
LXXM	(4:11) twn <3588> T-GPM oikodomountwn <3618> V-PAPGP en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSN teicei <5038> N-DSN kai <2532> CONJ oi <3588> T-NPM airontev <142> V-PAPNP en <1722> PREP toiv <3588> T-DPM arthrsin {N-DPM} en <1722> PREP oploiv <3696> N-DPN en <1722> PREP mia <1519> A-DSF ceiri <5495> N-DSF epoiei <4160> V-IAI-3S auto <846> D-ASN to <3588> T-ASN ergon <2041> N-ASN kai <2532> CONJ mia <1519> A-NPN ekratei <2904> N-DSN thn <3588> T-ASF bolida <1002> N-ASF
NET [draft] ITL	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> .
HEBREW	xlsh <07973> tqzxm <02388> txaw <0259> hkalmb <04399> hve <06213> wdy <03027> txab <0259> Myvme <06006> lbob <05447> Myavnhw <05375> hmwxb <02346> Mynwbh <01129> (4:17) <4:11>

NETBible

who were rebuilding the wall.¹ Those who were carrying loads did so² by keeping one hand on the work and the other on their weapon.

NET Notes

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

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