NEH 4:13 Parallel Verse View

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_C4.htm#C4V13">4:7 Note: KJB: Neh.4.13

_C4.htm#C4V13">4:7 OSHB variant note: ב/צחחיים: (x-qere) ’בַּ/צְּחִיחִ֑ים’: lemma_b/6706 n_1 morph_HRd/Ncmpa id_16j2a בַּ/צְּחִיחִ֑ים

UHB 7 וָֽ⁠אַעֲמִ֞יד מִֽ⁠תַּחְתִּיּ֧וֹת לַ⁠מָּק֛וֹם מֵ⁠אַחֲרֵ֥י לַ⁠חוֹמָ֖ה בַּצְּחִיחִ֑ים [fn] וָֽ⁠אַעֲמִ֤יד אֶת־הָ⁠עָם֙ לְ⁠מִשְׁפָּח֔וֹת עִם־חַרְבֹתֵי⁠הֶ֛ם רָמְחֵי⁠הֶ֖ם וְ⁠קַשְּׁתֹתֵי⁠הֶֽם׃ ‡
(7 vā⁠ʼaˊₐmid mi⁠ttaḩtiyyōt la⁠mmāqōm mē⁠ʼaḩₐrēy la⁠ḩōmāh baʦʦəḩīḩim vā⁠ʼaˊₐmid ʼet-hā⁠ˊām lə⁠mishpāḩōt ˊim-ḩarⱱotēy⁠hem rāməḩēy⁠hem və⁠qashshətotēy⁠hem.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX (EZR 14:7) Καὶ ἔστησα εἰς τὰ κατώτατα τοῦ τόπου κατόπισθεν τοῦ τείχους ἐν τοῖς σκεπεινοῖς, καὶ ἔστησα τὸν λαὸν κατὰ δήμους μετὰ ῥομφαιῶν αὐτῶν, λόγχας αὐτῶν, καὶ τόξα αὐτῶν.
(Kai estaʸsa eis ta katōtata tou topou katopisthen tou teiⱪous en tois skepeinois, kai estaʸsa ton laon kata daʸmous meta ɽomfaiōn autōn, logⱪas autōn, kai toxa autōn.)

BrTr (NEH 4:7) But it came to pass, when Sanaballat and Tobia, and the Arabians, and the Ammanites, heard that the building of the walls of Jerusalem was advancing, and that the breaches began to be stopped, that it appeared very grievous to them.

ULT And I stationed from the lowest of places behind the wall, in the bare places; and I stationed the people by families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

UST But I put guards behind the wall at the places where it was low or where there were gaps. I also had people from each family group stand guard with their swords, spears, and bows and arrows.

BSB & MSB So I stationed [men] behind the lowest sections of the wall, at the vulnerable areas. I stationed them by families with their swords, spears, and bows.

OEB No OEB NEH 4:13 book available

WEBBE & WMBB Therefore I set guards in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in the open places. I set the people by family groups with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

MSG ^(13-14)So I stationed armed guards at the most vulnerable places of the wall and assigned people by families with their swords, lances, and bows. After looking things over I stood up and spoke to the nobles, officials, and everyone else: “Don’t be afraid of them. Put your minds on the Master, great and awesome, and then fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes.”

NET So I stationed people at the lower places behind the wall in the exposed places. I stationed the people by families, with their swords, spears, and bows.

LSV And I appoint at the lowest of the places, at the back of the wall, in the clear places, indeed, I appoint the people, by their families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

FBV So I positioned defenders behind the lowest, most vulnerable sections, of the wall. I had them take their positions by families, armed with their swords, spears, and bows.

T4T So I put guards at the places where the wall was not very high yet and at places where there were gaps in the wall. I put guards to protect each of their family groups. I gave the guards daggers, spears, and bows and arrows.

LEB I stationed the people behind the deepest part of the wall in the open places according to their families, with their swords, spears, and bows.

BBE So in the lowest part of the space at the back of the walls, in the open places, I put the people by families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

Moff The foe placed themselves in the low ground behind the wall, at the breaches; but I posted the people by companies, armed with sword and spear and bow.

JPS (NEH 4:7) (4-1) But it came to pass that, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem went forward, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth;

ASV Therefore set I in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in the open places, I set there the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

DRA I set the people in the place behind the wall round about in order, with their swords, and spears, and bows.

YLT And I appoint at the lowest of the places, at the back of the wall, in the clear places, yea, I appoint the people, by their families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

Drby I set in the lower places behind the wall in exposed places, I even set the people, according to their families, with their swords, their spears and their bows.

RV Therefore set I in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, In the open places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

SLT And I shall set from underneath to the place from behind to the wall upon the dry places, and I shall set the people to the families with their swords, their spears and their bows.

Wbstr Therefore I set 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.

KJB-1769 ¶ 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.[fn]

4.13 in the…: Heb. from the lower parts of the place, etc

KJB-1611 ¶ Therefore set I [fn]in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I euen set the people, after their families, with their swords, their speares, and their bowes.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

4:13 Heb. from the lower parts of the place, &c.

Bshps Therefore set I the people after their kinredes, with their swordes, speares, and bowes, beneath in the lowe places behinde the wall vpon the toppes of the stones.
(Therefore set I the people after their kindreds, with their swords, spears, and bows, beneath in the low places behind the wall upon the tops of the stones.)

Gnva Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall vpon the toppes of the stones, and placed the people by their families, with their swordes, their speares and their bowes.
(Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall upon the tops of the stones, and placed the people by their families, with their swords, their spears and their bows.)

Cvdl then set I the people after their kynreds with their swerdes, speares & bowes beneth in the lowe places behynde the wall,
(then set I the people after their kindreds with their swords, spears and bows beneath in the low places behind the wall,)

Wycl Y ordeynede the puple in ordre, with her swerdis, and speris, and bouwis, in a place bihynde the wal bi cumpas.
(I ordained the people in order, with her swords, and spears, and bowls, in a place behind the wall by compass/all_around.)

Luth (NEH 4:7) da stellete ich unten an die Örter hinter der Mauer in die Graben das Volk nach ihren Geschlechtern mit ihren Schwertern, Spießen und Bogen.
(there posed/set I below at/to the places behind the/of_the wall in the trench/ditch(n) the people after your(pl) descendants with your(pl) swords, spears and bow.)

ClVg statui in loco post murum per circuitum populum in ordinem cum gladiis suis, et lanceis, et arcubus.[fn]
(I_decided in/into/on instead after wall through surroundings the_people in/into/on order when/with with_swords to_his_own, and spears, and bow(n)bus.)

4.13 Statui in loco, etc. Ut agmine, scilicet armatorum circumdati operatores liberius et securius ædificarent. Dispertiti enim sunt gradus fidelium: alii bonis operibus intus ornantes Ecclesiam ædificant: alii armis sacræ lectionis muniti contra impugnantes hæreticos vigilant. Hi religiosa devotione proximos in fidei veritate confortant, illi adversus diaboli vel vitiorum tela necessarium certamen exercent, et ab ovili dominico insidiantes lupos pastorali sollicitudine arcent.

4.13 I_decided in/into/on instead, etc. As stream, namely armed surrounded workers freer and safer they_would_build. Divided because are degree/grade faithful: others good works inside/within equipping assembly/church build: others weapons sacred reading fortified on_the_contrary attacking heretics vigilant. They religious devotion neighbours in/into/on of_faith with_truth they_strengthen, them against devils or of_vices weapons necessary competition they_exercise, and away sheepfold sunday ambushing wolf pastoral anxiety they_ward_off.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

וָֽ⁠אַעֲמִ֞יד

and,I_stationed

If you follow the suggestion in the previous note for translating the last phrase in [4:12](../04/12.md), then you could show here that Nehemiah is indicating a contrast between what the representatives wanted him to do and what he actually did. Instead of scattering his forces by sending the men from other towns home, he concentrated them visibly in Jerusalem, expecting that the main attack would come there. Alternate translation: [But] or [Instead]

וָֽ⁠אַעֲמִ֞יד מִֽ⁠תַּחְתִּיּ֧וֹת לַ⁠מָּק֛וֹם מֵ⁠אַחֲרֵ֥י לַ⁠חוֹמָ֖ה בַּצְּחִיחִ֑ים

and,I_stationed (Some words not found in UHB: and,I_stationed from_[the],lower_parts of,place from,behind of,wall in,places and,I_stationed DOM the,people to,clans with swords_of,their spears_of,their and,bows_of,their )

Alternate translation: [I put guards behind the wall at the places where it was low or where there were gaps in it.]

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

וָֽ⁠אַעֲמִ֤יד אֶת־הָ⁠עָם֙ לְ⁠מִשְׁפָּח֔וֹת

and,I_stationed DOM the,people (Some words not found in UHB: and,I_stationed from_[the],lower_parts of,place from,behind of,wall in,places and,I_stationed DOM the,people to,clans with swords_of,their spears_of,their and,bows_of,their )

This does not mean all the people, and it does not mean every member of every family. Nehemiah is describing part of the people as if they were all of them, and part of each family as if it were the whole family. Chapter 3 describes how Nehemiah organized the work on the wall by family and community groups. He seems to have organized the defense of the city the same way. Alternate translation: [I positioned people from each family]

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

וְ⁠קַשְּׁתֹתֵי⁠הֶֽם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,I_stationed from_[the],lower_parts of,place from,behind of,wall in,places and,I_stationed DOM the,people to,clans with swords_of,their spears_of,their and,bows_of,their )

This means not just bows, but bows and arrows.

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