Nehemiah 4:18
Strong's Lexicon
And each
אִ֥ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective)

of the builders
וְהַ֨בּוֹנִ֔ים (wə·hab·bō·w·nîm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1129: 1) to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to build, rebuild 1a2) to build a house (ie, establish a family) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be built 1b2) to be rebuilt 1b3) established (of restored exiles) (fig.) 1b4) established (made permanent) 1b5) to be built up (of childless wife becoming the mother of a family through the children of a concubine)

worked
וּבוֹנִ֑ים (ū·ḇō·w·nîm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1129: 1) to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to build, rebuild 1a2) to build a house (ie, establish a family) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be built 1b2) to be rebuilt 1b3) established (of restored exiles) (fig.) 1b4) established (made permanent) 1b5) to be built up (of childless wife becoming the mother of a family through the children of a concubine)

with his sword
חַרְבּ֛וֹ (ḥar·bōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2719: 1) sword, knife 1a) sword 1b) knife 1c) tools for cutting stone

strapped
אֲסוּרִ֥ים (’ă·sū·rîm)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 631: 1) to tie, bind, imprison 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to tie, bind 1a2) to tie, harness 1a3) to bind (with cords) 1a4) to gird (rare and late) 1a5) to begin the battle, make the attack 1a6) of obligation of oath (figurative) 1b) (Niphal) to be imprisoned, bound 1c) (Pual) to be taken prisoner

at
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

his side.
מָתְנָ֖יו (mā·ṯə·nāw)
Noun - mdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4975: 1) loins, hips 1a) used with H02223 in Pr 30:31; perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning unknown

But the trumpeter
וְהַתּוֹקֵ֥עַ (wə·hat·tō·w·qê·a‘)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8628: 1) to blow, clap, strike, sound, thrust, give a blow, blast 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to thrust, drive (of weapon) 1a2) to give a blast, give a blow 1a3) to strike or clap hands 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be blown, blast (of horn) 1b2) to strike or pledge oneself

בַּשּׁוֹפָ֖ר (baš·šō·w·p̄ār)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7782: 1) horn, ram's horn

stayed beside me.
אֶצְלִֽי׃ (’eṣ·lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 681: n m 1) beside, by, near, nearness, joining, proximity subst 2) (BDB) 2a) conjunction, proximity 2b) beside, in proximity, contiguous to, from beside

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And each of the builders worked with his sword strapped at his side. But the trumpeter stayed beside me.

Young's Literal Translation
And the builders [are] each with his sword, girded on his loins, and building, and he who is blowing with a trumpet [is] beside me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Each of the builders had his sword strapped around his waist while he was building, and the trumpeter was beside me.

New American Standard Bible
As for the builders, each [wore] his sword girded at his side as he built, while the trumpeter [stood] near me.

King James Bible
For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and [so] builded. And he that sounded the trumpet [was] by me.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
and each of the builders wore his sword at his side as he worked. But the man who sounded the trumpet stayed with me.

New Living Translation
All the builders had a sword belted to their side. The trumpeter stayed with me to sound the alarm.

English Standard Version
And each of the builders had his sword strapped at his side while he built. The man who sounded the trumpet was beside me.

New American Standard Bible
As for the builders, each wore his sword girded at his side as he built, while the trumpeter stood near me.

King James Bible
For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Each of the builders had his sword strapped around his waist while he was building, and the trumpeter was beside me.

International Standard Version
Each builder worked with a sword strapped to his side, while a trumpeter remained beside me to sound an alarm.

NET Bible
The builders to a man had their swords strapped to their sides while they were building. But the trumpeter remained with me.

American Standard Version
and the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.

English Revised Version
and the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.

Young's Literal Translation
And the builders are each with his sword, girded on his loins, and building, and he who is blowing with a trumpet is beside me.
















Cross References
Nehemiah 4:13
Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

Nehemiah 4:17
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.

Nehemiah 4:19
And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.

Ezekiel 33:3
If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;

Nehemiah 1:1
The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,

Nehemiah 4:16
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.

Nehemiah 4:15
And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.

Nehemiah 4:20
In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.

Nehemiah 4:21
So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
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