NEH 5:16 Parallel Verse View

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BrTr Also in the work of the wall I treated them not with rigor, I bought not land: and all that were gathered together came thither to the work.

ULT Yes, also I held fast to the work of this wall, and we did not buy a field. And all my young men were gathered there for the work.

UST I devoted myself to the work of rebuilding the wall. My relatives and I did not buy any property, even though we could have gotten it cheaply because the poor were so desperate. I also assigned all of my servants to work on the wall.

BSB Instead, I devoted myself to the construction of the wall, and all my servants were gathered there for the work; we did not acquire any land.

OEB I also devoted myself to this work on the wall, and we did not buy any land; and all my servants were gathered there for the work.

WEBBE Yes, I also continued in the work of this wall. We didn’t buy any land. All my servants were gathered there to the work.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET I gave myself to the work on this wall, without even purchasing a field. All my associates were gathered there for the work.

LSV And also, in the work of this wall I have done mightily, even a field we have not bought, and all my servants are gathered there for the work;

FBV I also made rebuilding the wall my top priority, and I assigned all my workers to help with that. We didn't acquire any land for ourselves.

T4T I also continued to work on the wall, and I did not take land from people who were unable to pay back the money that they had borrowed from me. All those who worked for me joined me to work on the wall.

LEB I also devoted myself to the work of this wall, and we did not buy land. All of my servants were gathered for the work.

BBE And I kept on with the work of this wall, and we got no land for ourselves: and all my servants were helping with the work.

Moff No Moff NEH book available

JPS Yea, also I set hand to the work of this wall, neither bought we any land; and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work.

ASV Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work.

DRA Moreover I built in the work of the wall, and I bought no land, and all my servants were gathered together to the work.

YLT And also, in the work of this wall I have done mightily, even a field we have not bought, and all my servants are gathered there for the work;

Drby Yea, also I applied myself to this work of the wall, and we bought no fields; and all my servants were gathered thither for the work.

RV Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work.

Wbstr Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither to the work.

KJB-1769 Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work.
(Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither/there unto the work. )

KJB-1611 Yea also I continued in the worke of this wall, neither bought wee any land: and all my seruants were gathered thither vnto the worke.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps But I laboured also in the worke vpon the wall, and we bought no lande: and all my seruauntes came thither together vnto the worke.
(But I laboured also in the work upon the wall, and we bought no land: and all my servants came thither/there together unto the work.)

Gnva But rather I fortified a portion in the worke of this wall, and we bought no lande, and all my seruants came thither together vnto the worke.
(But rather I fortified a portion in the work of this wall, and we bought no land, and all my servants came thither/there together unto the work. )

Cvdl I laboured also in the worke vpon the wall, and boughte no lode. And all my seruautes came thither together vnto ye worke.
(I laboured also in the work upon the wall, and boughte no lode. And all my servants came thither/there together unto ye/you_all work.)

Wycl but rather Y bildide in the werk of the wal, and Y bouyte no feeld, and alle my children weren gaderid to the werk.
(but rather I builded/built in the work of the wall, and I bouyte no field, and all my children were gathered to the work.)

Luth Auch arbeitete ich an der Mauer Arbeit und kaufte keinen Acker; und alle meine Knaben mußten daselbst an die Arbeit zuhauf kommen.
(Also workse I at the/of_the Mauer Arbeit and kaufte none Acker; and all my Knaben mußten there at the Arbeit zuhauf come.)

ClVg quin potius in opere muri ædificavi, et agrum non emi, et omnes pueri mei congregati ad opus erant.
(quin rather in opere muri ædificavi, and agrum not/no emi, and everyone pueri my/mine congregati to opus they_were. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בִּ⁠מְלֶ֜אכֶת הַ⁠חוֹמָ֤ה הַ⁠זֹּאת֙ הֶחֱזַ֔קְתִּי

in/on/at/with,work the,wall the,this devoted

Nehemiah describes himself as holding fast to, meaning “holding onto,” the work of rebuilding the wall. This means that he was devoted to it, and he did not pursue other interests, including ones that could have made money for him. Alternate translation: “I devoted myself to the work of rebuilding of the wall”

וְ⁠שָׂדֶ֖ה לֹ֣א קָנִ֑ינוּ

and,land not buy

We likely refers to Nehemiah and his relatives, since he mentions his servants next.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

וְ⁠שָׂדֶ֖ה לֹ֣א קָנִ֑ינוּ

and,land not buy

Nehemiah is using the term field to describe any kind of real property that he and his relatives might have bought. Verse 11 shows that this could have included not just fields but also things like vineyards, olive orchards, and houses. He is describing all real property by reference to one kind, a field. Alternate translation: “My relatives and I did not buy any property”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠שָׂדֶ֖ה לֹ֣א קָנִ֑ינוּ

and,land not buy

The implication is that they could have bought property cheaply because the poor were so desperate. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this explicitly. Alternate translation: “My relatives and I did not buy any property, even though we could have gotten it cheaply because the poor were so desperate”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠כָל־נְעָרַ֔⁠י קְבוּצִ֥ים שָׁ֖ם עַל־הַ⁠מְּלָאכָֽה

and=all servants,my gathered there on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,work

There means at the wall, and for the work means the work of rebuilding the wall. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this with an active form, and you could say who did the action. Alternate translation: “I gathered all of my servants there to work on the wall”

Parallel NEH 5:16