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OET-LV (NEH 4:11) [fn] who_were_rebuilding (on)_wall and_those_who_were_carrying in_burden were_carrying_it with_the_one_of his/its_hand he_was_doing (in)_work and_one_hand was_holding the_weapon.
4:11 Note: KJB: Neh.4.17
OET (OET-RV) Both those who were placing the stones on the wall and those who were carrying the heavy loads to them, always had their weapons with them in case of an attack.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet
וְהַנֹּשְׂאִ֥ים בַּסֶּ֖בֶל עֹמְשִׂ֑ים
(Some words not found in UHB: [who,were]_rebuilding (on),wall and,[those,who_were]_carrying in,burden carried with,the_one_of his/its=hand producing (in),work and,one_[hand] held the,weapon )
These two short phrases mean similar things. Nehemiah uses them together for clarity and emphasis. You do not need to repeat both phrases in your translation if that would be confusing for your readers. Alternate translation: [and those who carried the heavy loads]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole
עֹמְשִׂ֑ים בְּאַחַ֤ת יָדוֹ֙ עֹשֶׂ֣ה בַמְּלָאכָ֔ה וְאַחַ֖ת מַחֲזֶ֥קֶת הַשָּֽׁלַח
(Some words not found in UHB: [who,were]_rebuilding (on),wall and,[those,who_were]_carrying in,burden carried with,the_one_of his/its=hand producing (in),work and,one_[hand] held the,weapon )
Here his hands means “their hands.” This is an exaggeration. The builders and porters did not always work with only one hand. Rather, this means that they always had their weapons with them so that they would be prepared to fight off an attack. Alternate translation: [they always had their weapons with them while they were working on the wall]
OET-LV (NEH 4:11) [fn] who_were_rebuilding (on)_wall and_those_who_were_carrying in_burden were_carrying_it with_the_one_of his/its_hand he_was_doing (in)_work and_one_hand was_holding the_weapon.
4:11 Note: KJB: Neh.4.17
OET (OET-RV) Both those who were placing the stones on the wall and those who were carrying the heavy loads to them, always had their weapons with them in case of an attack.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.