Nehemiah 4:22

Moreover, at that time, I said to the people, Let, every one with his young man, lodge for the night in the midst of Jerusalem,—so shall they serve us, in the night, as a watch, and, the day, for work.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day.

In Context

21So, we, were working at the work,—one half of them, grasping the spears, from the uprisings of the dawn, until the coming out of the stars.

23So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my young men, nor the men of the watch that followed me, none of us, put off our clothes,—every one [went] with his weapon to the water.

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Cross References

Nehemiah 11:1And the rulers of the people dwelt in Jerusalem,—and, the rest of the people, cast lots, to bring in one out of ten to dwell in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine parts in [other] cities.

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 4:17-23

The Precautions of Nehemiah. ( b. c. 445.) 16 And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah. 17 They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon. 18 For the builders, every one had his sword girded by… Read the whole commentary →

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