Nehemiah 4:19

I said to the nobles, and to the rulers and to the rest of the people, “The work is great and large, and we are separated on the wall, far from one another.

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WEBBE

I said to the nobles, and to the rulers and to the rest of the people, “The work is great and widely spread out, and we are separated on the wall, far from one another.

BSB

Then I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people: “The work is great and extensive, and we are spread out far from one another along the wall.

KJV

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.

ASV

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:

BBE

And I said to the great ones and the chiefs and the rest of the people, The work is great and widely spaced and we are far away from one another on the wall:

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וָאֹמַר va·'o·mar and I said H559 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 הַחֹרִים ha·cho·rim the nobles H2715 וְאֶל־ ve·'el- and to H413 הַסְּגָנִים ha·se·ga·nim the officials H5461 וְאֶל־ ve·'el- and to H413 יֶתֶר ye·ter [the] rest of H3499 הָעָם ha·'am the people H5971 הַמְּלָאכָה ha·me·la·khah the work H4399 הַרְבֵּה har·beh [is] much H7235 וּרְחָבָה u·re·cha·vah and extensive H7342 וַאֲנַחְנוּ va·'a·nach·nu and we H587 נִפְרָדִים nif·ra·dim [are] separate H6504 עַל־ 'al- on H5921 הַחוֹמָה ha·cho·mah the wall H2346 רְחוֹקִים re·cho·kim distant H7350 אִישׁ 'ish each H376 מֵאָחִיו me·'a·chiv from brother his H251

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 16–23

We must watch always against spiritual enemies, and not expect that our warfare will be over till our work is ended. The word of God is the sword of the Spirit, which we ought to have always at hand, and never to have to seek for it, either in our labours, or in our conflicts, as Christians. Every true Christian is both a labourer and a soldier, working with one hand, and fighting with the other. Good work is likely to go on with success, when those who labour in it, make a business of it. And Satan fears to assault the watchful Christian; or, if attacked, the Lord fights for him. Thus must we wait to the close of life, never putting off our armour till our work and warfare are ended; then we shall be welcomed to the rest and joy of our Lord.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.