Nehemiah 4:21

So we worked on, ¹  with half ²  holding spears, from dawn till dusk. ³ 

So we continued the work with half the men holding spears, from the first light of dawn till the stars came out.

So we carried on the work with half of them holding spears from dawn until the stars appeared.

We worked early and late, from sunrise to sunset. And half the men were always on guard.

And so we kept working, from first light until the stars came out, half of us holding lances.

So we went on with the work: and half of them had spears in their hands from the dawn of the morning till the stars were seen.

So we labored at the work, and half of them held the spears from break of dawn until the stars came out.

So we labored in the work, and half of the men held the spears from daybreak until the stars appeared.

So we worked on, ¹  with half ²  holding spears, from dawn till dusk. ³ 

¹ tn Heb “and we were doing the work.”

² tn Heb “half of them.”

³ tn Heb “from the coming up of the dawn till the coming forth of the stars.”