Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
And I, my brothers, my men, and the guards with me never took off our clothes. Each carried his weapon, even when washing.
New American Standard Bible
So neither I, my brothers, my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us removed our clothes, each took his weapon even to the water.
King James Version
So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.
International Standard Version
No one neither I, my allies, my servants, nor the bodyguards who accompanied me changed clothes. Everyone carried a weapon even while going for water.
A Conservative Version
So neither I, nor my brothers, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us put off our clothes, everyone [went with] his weapon [to] the water.
American Standard Version
So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard that followed me, none of us put off our clothes, every one went with his weapon to the water.
Amplified
So neither I, my brothers (relatives), my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us took off our clothes; each took his weapon [even] to the water.
Bible in Basic English
So not one of us, I or my brothers or my servants or the watchmen who were with me, took off his clothing, everyone went armed to the water.
Darby Translation
And neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard that followed me, none of us put off our garments: every one had his weapon on his right side.
Julia Smith Translation
And not I and my brethren and my young men, and the men of the watch which were after me, we not putting off our garments; a man his weapon for water.
King James 2000
So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So neither I nor my brothers nor my young men nor the men of the guard who were behind me took off our clothes. Each one [kept] his weapon [even] in the water.
Modern King James verseion
And none, I, nor my brothers, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us put off our clothes except that everyone had his vessel of water.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
As for me and my brethren, and my servants, and the men of the watch behind me, we put never off our clothes, so much as to wash ourselves.
NET Bible
We did not change clothes -- not I, nor my relatives, nor my workers, nor the watchmen who were with me. Each had his weapon, even when getting a drink of water.
New Heart English Bible
So neither I, nor my brothers, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us took off our clothes. Everyone took his weapon to the water.
The Emphasized Bible
So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my young men, nor the men of the watch that followed me, none of us, put off our clothes, - every one went with his weapon to the water.
Webster
So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.
World English Bible
So neither I, nor my brothers, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us took off our clothes. Everyone took his weapon to the water.
Youngs Literal Translation
and there are none -- I and my brethren and my servants, the men of the guard who are after me -- there are none of us putting off our garments, each hath his vessel of water.
Themes
Prudence » Instances of » Nehemiah, in conduct of affairs at jerusalem
Servant » Instances of good » Servants » Of nehemiah
Servants » Duties of, to masters » To be industrious in laboring for them
Interlinear
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Na`ar
Pashat
Beged
References
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in Nehemiah 4:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Nehemiah Overcomes Opposition From Sanballat
22
At that time, I also said to the people, “Let everyone and his servant spend the night inside Jerusalem, so that they can stand guard by night and work by day.”
23 And I, my brothers, my men, and the guards with me never took off our clothes. Each carried his weapon, even when washing.
Names
Cross References
Judges 5:11
the righteous deeds of His warriors in Israel,
with the voices of the singers at the watering places.
Judges 9:48
So Abimelech and all the people who were with him went up to Mount Zalmon. Abimelech took his ax in his hand and cut a branch from the trees. He picked up the branch, put it on his shoulder, and said to the people who were with him, “Hurry and do what you have seen me do.”
Nehemiah 5:16
Instead, I devoted myself to the construction of the wall,
Nehemiah 7:2
Then I put my brother Hanani
1 Corinthians 15:10
But by God’s grace I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not ineffective. However, I worked more than any of them, yet not I, but God’s grace that was with me.