NEH 4:18 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX (EZR 14:12) Καὶ οἱ οἰκοδόμοι ἀνὴρ ῥομφαίαν αὐτοῦ ἐζωσμένος ἐπὶ τὴν ὀσφῦν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ᾠκοδομοῦσαν· καὶ ὁ σαλπίζων ἐν τῇ κερατίνῃ ἐχόμενα αὐτοῦ.
(Kai hoi oikodomoi anaʸr ɽomfaian autou ezōsmenos epi taʸn osfun autou, kai ōkodomousan; kai ho salpizōn en taʸ keratinaʸ eⱪomena autou.)

BrTr (NEH 4:12) And it came to pass, when the Jews who lived near them came, that they said to us, They are coming up against us from every quarter.

ULT And the builders: a man girded his sword to his loins and built. And the one who blew the ram’s horn was beside me.

UST Each builder worked with his sword strapped to his side. I stationed someone next to me who would blow a ram’s horn if we needed a signal.

BSB & MSB And each of the builders worked with his sword strapped at his side. But the trumpeter stayed beside me.

OEB No OEB NEH 4:18 book available

WEBBE Amongst the builders, everyone wore his sword at his side, and so built. He who sounded the trumpet was by me.

WMBB Amongst the builders, everyone wore his sword at his side, and so built. He who sounded the shofar was by me.

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

LSV And the builders [are] each with his sword, girded on his loins, and building, and he who is blowing with a horn [is] beside me.

FBV All the builders carried a sword strapped to their side, and the trumpeter stood beside me.[fn]

4:18 To provide warning on an attack.

T4T All those who were building the wall had a dagger fastened to their side. The man who would blow the trumpet if our enemies attacked was standing at my side.

LEB Each of the builders had his sword tied to his side while building. And the man who sounded the trumpet was beside me.

BBE Every builder was working with his sword at his side. And by my side was a man for sounding the horn.

Moff The masons were each girded with a sword, as they built. And the bugler stood beside me.

JPS (NEH 4:12) (4-6) And it came to pass that, when the Jews that dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times: 'Ye must return unto us from all places.'

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

DRA For every one of the builders was girded with a sword about his reins. And they built, and sounded with a trumpet by me.

YLT 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.

Drby And the builders had every one his sword girded by his side, and built. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.

RV and the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.
(and the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so built. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.)

SLT And the builders, a man his sword being girded upon his loins, and building. And he striking upon the trumpet near me.

Wbstr For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so built. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.

KJB-1769 For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.[fn]
(For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so built. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.)

4.18 by his side: Heb. on his loins

KJB-1611 For the builders, euery one had his sword girded [fn]by his side, and so builded: and he that sounded the trumpet was by mee.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

4:18 Heb. on his loynes.

Bshps For euery one that buylded had his sword girded by his thingh, and so buylded they: And he that blewe the trumpet was beside me.
(For every one that built had his sword girded by his thigh, and so built they: And he that blew the trumpet was beside me.)

Gnva For euery one of the buylders had his sworde girded on his loynes, and so buylded: and he that blewe the trumpet, was beside me.
(For every one of the builders had his sword girded on his loins, and so built: and he that blew the trumpet, was beside me.)

Cvdl And euery one yt buylded, had his swerde girde by his side, & so builded they. And the trompetters stode beside me.
(And every one it built, had his sword gird by his side, and so built they. And the trumpeters stood beside me.)

Wycl For ech of the bilderis was gird with the swerd on the reynes; and thei bildiden, and sowneden with clariouns bisidis me.
(For each of the builders was gird with the sword on the reins; and they built, and sounded with trumpets besides me.)

Luth (NEH 4:12) Und ein jeglicher, der da bauete, hatte sein Schwert an seine Lenden gegürtet und bauete also; und der mit der Posaune blies, war neben mir.
(And a any/each, the/of_the there built, had be sword at/to his lumbar belted and built also; and the/of_the with the/of_the trumpet blew, what/which next_to to_me.)

ClVg ædificentium enim unusquisque gladio erat accinctus renes. Et ædificabant, et clangebant buccina juxta me.
(building because each_one/everybody with_a_sword was girded/prepared kidneys. And they_were_building, and they_were_clanging horn/trumpet next_to me.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠הַ֨⁠בּוֹנִ֔ים אִ֥ישׁ חַרְבּ֛⁠וֹ אֲסוּרִ֥ים עַל־מָתְנָ֖י⁠ו וּ⁠בוֹנִ֑ים

and,the,builders (a)_man sword_of,his strapped on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in hips_of,his and,[they_were]_building

In this context, a man means “each person.” Alternate translation: [each builder worked with his sword strapped to his side]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠הַ⁠תּוֹקֵ֥עַ בַּ⁠שּׁוֹפָ֖ר אֶצְלִֽ⁠י

and,the_[one,who]_gave_a_blast (Some words not found in UHB: and,the,builders (a)_man sword_of,his strapped on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in hips_of,his and,[they_were]_building and,the_[one,who]_gave_a_blast on,horn [was]_beside,me )

The implication is that Nehemiah stationed this person next to him so that he could sound a signal if needed. (This becomes clear in [4:20](../04/20.md).) If it would be helpful in your language, you could say that explicitly here. Alternate translation: [And I stationed someone next to me who would blow a ram’s horn if we needed a signal]

Parallel NEH 4:18