Simple verse list for NEH 4:21

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Original NEH 4:15: Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) So we continued the work with half of them keeping their hands on their spears from the beginning of the day until the stars came out at night.

OET-LV (NEH 4:15) [fn] And_we were_doing (in)_work and_half _of_of _them were_keeping _hold on_spears from_ the_dawn _when _came _up until the_stars came _out.

ULT So we were doing the work. And half of them were grasping spears from the rising of the dawn until the coming out of the stars.

UST So we continued to work on rebuilding the wall. Half of the men served as guards and kept their weapons ready at all times.

BSB & MSB So we continued the work, while half of [the men] held spears from the break of dawn until the stars came out.

OEB Mapped passage is not available in this edition.

WEBBE & WMBB So we did the work. Half of the people held the spears from the rising of the morning until the stars appeared.

NET So we worked on, with half holding spears, from dawn till dusk.

LSV And we are working in the business, and half of them are keeping hold of the spears, from the going up of the dawn until the coming forth of the stars.

FBV We went on working, with half of the men holding spears from dawn until the stars came out.

T4T So we continued to work. Half of the men continued to hold their spears all day, from when the sun rose in the morning until the stars appeared at night.

LEB So we labored at the work, and half of them were holding the spears from dawn until the stars came out.

BBE So we went on with the work: and half of them had spears in their hands from the dawn of the morning till the stars were seen.

Moff This was how I and my men did our work; half held their spears from dawn until the stars appeared.

JPS (NEH 4:15) (4-9) 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.

ASV So we wrought in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.

DRA And let us do the work: and let one half of us hold our spears from the rising of the morning, till the stars appear.

YLT And we are working in the business, and half of them are keeping hold of the spears, from the going up of the dawn till the coming forth of the stars.

Drby And we laboured in the work; and half of them held the spears from the rising of the dawn till the stars appeared.

RV So we wrought in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
(So we wrought/done in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.)

SLT And we doing in the work: and half of them holding fast upon the spears from the ascending of the dawn even till the coming forth of the stars.

Wbstr So we labored in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.

KJB-1769 So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.

KJB-1611 So wee laboured in the worke: and halfe of them held the speares, from the rising of the morning, til the starres appeared.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And we wil be labouring in the worke. And the halfe part of them helde their speares from the morning spring, tyll the starres came foorth.
(And we will be labouring in the work. And the half part of them held their spears from the morning spring, till the stars came forth.)

Gnva So we laboured in the worke, and halfe of them helde the speares, from the appearing of the morning, till the starres came foorth.
(So we laboured in the work, and half of them held the spears, from the appearing of the morning, till the stars came forth.)

Cvdl & we wil be labourige in ye worke. And the halfe parte of the helde ye speares fro ye morninge springe, till ye starres came forth.
(and we will be labouring in ye/you_all work. And the half part of the held ye/you_all spears from ye/you_all morning spring, till ye/you_all stars came forth.)

Wycl And we `vs silf schal make the werk, and the half part of vs holde speris, fro `the stiyng of the moreutid til that sterris go out.
(And we us self shall make the work, and the half part of us hold spears, from the ascending of the morning till that stars go out.)

Luth (NEH 4:15) so wollen wir am Werk arbeiten. Und ihre Hälfte hielt die Spieße von dem Aufgang der Morgenröte, bis die Sterne hervorkamen.
(so want we/us in/at/on_the work work(v). And their/her helped/assisted held/kept the pikes/spears from to_him rise(n) the/of_the dawn, until the star came_forth.)

ClVg Et nos ipsi faciamus opus, et media pars nostrum teneat lanceas ab ascensu auroræ donec egrediantur astra.
(And us themselves let’s_do_it opus, and middle part our hold spears away ascent dawn until let_them_go_out stars.)

UHB 15 וַ⁠אֲנַ֖חְנוּ עֹשִׂ֣ים בַּ⁠מְּלָאכָ֑ה וְ⁠חֶצְיָ֗⁠ם מַחֲזִיקִים֙ בָּֽ⁠רְמָחִ֔ים מֵ⁠עֲל֣וֹת הַ⁠שַּׁ֔חַר עַ֖ד צֵ֥את הַ⁠כּוֹכָבִֽים׃ ‡

BrLXX (EZR 14:15) Καὶ ἡμεῖς ποιοῦντες τὸ ἔργον, καὶ ἥμισυ αὐτῶν κρατοῦντες τὰς λόγχας ἀπὸ ἀναβάσεως τοῦ ὄρθρου ἕως ἐξόδου τῶν ἄστρων.

BrTr (NEH 4:15) And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was made known to us, and God had frustrated their counsel, that we all returned to the wall, every man to his work.