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Nehemiah 4:8-10
New English Translation
Nehemiah 4:8-10
New English Translation
8 All of them conspired together to move with armed forces[a] against Jerusalem and to create a disturbance in it. 9 So we prayed to our God and stationed a guard to protect against them[b] both day and night. 10 Then those in Judah said, “The strength of the laborers[c] has failed! The debris is so great that we are unable to rebuild the wall.”
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- Nehemiah 4:8 tn Heb “to fight.”
- Nehemiah 4:9 tn Heb “against them.” The words “to protect” are added in the translation for the sake of clarity and smoothness. Some emend MT עֲלֵיהֶם (ʿalehem, “against them”) to עָלֶיהָ (ʿaleha, “against it,” i.e., Jerusalem).
- Nehemiah 4:10 tn Heb “burden-bearers.”
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