Discovery BoxNehemiah 4:7-23
But it came to pass, [that] when Sanballat
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and Tobiah
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and the Arabians
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and the Ammonites
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and the Ashdodites
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that the walls
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of Jerusalem
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then they were very
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{were made up: Heb. ascended}<03966>
all of them together
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against Jerusalem
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it. {to hinder...: Heb. to make an error to it}<03389>_,
unto our God
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a watch
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against them day
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and night
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because
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of them.<06440>
And Judah
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The strength
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of the bearers of burdens
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rubbish
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the wall
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And it came to pass, that when the Jews
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by them
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unto us ten
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times
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From all places
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unto us [they will be upon you]. {From all...: or, That from all places ye must return to us}<04725>
I in the lower
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places
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behind
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the wall
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the people
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after their families
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with their swords
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their spears
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and their bows
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{in the...: Heb. from the lower parts of the place, etc}<07198>_.
unto the nobles
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and to the rulers
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and to the rest
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of the people
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of them
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the Lord
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[which is] great
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for your brethren
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your sons
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and your daughters
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your wives
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and your houses
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unto us, and God
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their counsel
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all of us to the wall
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every one
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unto his work
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And it came to pass from that time
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forth, [that] the half
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of my servants
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in the work
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and the other half
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both the spears
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the shields
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and the bows
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and the habergeons
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and the rulers
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[were] behind
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all the house
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of Judah
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on the wall
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burdens
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[every one] with one
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of his hands
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in the work
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and with the other
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a weapon
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every one
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had his sword
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by his side
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the trumpet
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[was] by me
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{by his side: Heb. on his loins}<0681>_.
unto the nobles
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and to the rulers
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and to the rest
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of the people
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The work
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and large
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upon the wall
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one
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far from
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another
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In what place
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the sound
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of the trumpet
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ye thither unto us: our God
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for us.<0430>
in the work
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and half
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the spears
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of the morning
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till the stars
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Likewise at the same time
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I unto the people
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Let every one
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with his servant
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within
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Jerusalem
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that in the night
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they may be a guard
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to us, and labour
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on the day
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So neither I, nor my brethren
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nor my servants
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nor the men
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of the guard
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which followed
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me, none of us
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our clothes
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[saving that] every one
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put them off
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for washing
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{saving...: or, every one went with his weapon for water}<04325>_.
