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Bible in Basic English

But we made our prayer to God, and had men on watch against them day and night because of them.

New American Standard Bible

But we prayed to our God, and because of them we set up a guard against them day and night.

King James Version

Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

Holman Bible

So we prayed to our God and stationed a guard because of them day and night.

International Standard Version

But we prayed to our God. We also set up guards day and night because of them.

A Conservative Version

But we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

American Standard Version

But we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

Amplified

But we prayed to our God, and because of them we set up a guard against them day and night.

Darby Translation

Then we prayed to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

Julia Smith Translation

And we will pray to our God, and we shall set up a watch against them day and night, from before them.

King James 2000

Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

Lexham Expanded Bible

So we prayed to our God and set up a guard against them day and night.

Modern King James verseion

But we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Nevertheless, we made our prayer unto our God, and set watchmen upon the wall day and night over against them.

NET Bible

So we prayed to our God and stationed a guard to protect against them both day and night.

New Heart English Bible

But we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

The Emphasized Bible

howbeit we prayed unto our God, - and set a watch against them, day and night, because of them.

Webster

Nevertheless we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

World English Bible

But we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

Youngs Literal Translation

And we pray unto our God, and appoint a watch against them, by day and by night, because of them.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

and set
עמד 
`amad 
Usage: 521

a watch
משׁמר 
Mishmar 
Usage: 22

יומם 
Yowmam 
Usage: 53

and night
לילה ליל ליל 
Layil 
Usage: 233

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

References

Easton

Context Readings

Nehemiah Overcomes Opposition From Sanballat

8 And they made designs, all of them together, to come and make an attack on Jerusalem, causing trouble there. 9 But we made our prayer to God, and had men on watch against them day and night because of them. 10 And Judah said, The strength of the workmen is giving way, and there is much waste material; it is impossible for us to put up the wall.



Cross References

Nehemiah 4:11

And those who were against us said, Without their knowledge and without their seeing us, we will come among them and put them to death, causing the work to come to a stop.

Genesis 32:9-12

Then Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, the God of my father Isaac, the Lord who said to me, Go back to your country and your family and I will be good to you:

Genesis 32:28

And he said, Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel: for in your fight with God and with men you have overcome.

2 Kings 19:14-19

And Hezekiah took the letter from the hands of those who had come with it; and after reading it, Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord, opening the letter there before the Lord.

Psalm 55:16-22

As for me, I will make my prayer to God, and he will be my saviour.

Matthew 26:41

Keep watch with prayer, so that you may not be put to the test: the spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is feeble.

Luke 6:11-12

But they were full of wrath, and were talking together about what they might do to Jesus.

Luke 21:36

But keep watch at all times with prayer, that you may be strong enough to come through all these things and take your place before the Son of man.

Acts 4:24-30

And hearing it, they all, with one mind, made prayer to God and said, O Lord, maker of heaven and earth and the sea and all things in them:

1 Peter 5:8

Be serious and keep watch; the Evil One, who is against you, goes about like a lion with open mouth in search of food;

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