Nehemiah 4:23

So 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.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.

In Context

22Moreover, 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.

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Cross References

Judges 9:48So Abimelech went up Mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him, and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and lifted it, and laid it on his shoulder,—and said unto the people that were with him—What ye have seen me do, haste! do likewise.

Nehemiah 7:2that I gave Hanani my brother, and Hananiah captain of the castle, charge over Jerusalem, for, he, was a truly faithful man, and revered God above many.

1 Corinthians 15:10But, by favour of God, I am what I am, and, his favour, which was unto me, hath not been made void,—but, much more abundantly than they all, have I toiled, albeit not, I, but the favour of God with me.

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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