Parallel Verses

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.

Bible in Basic English

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

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 conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem and to hinder it. 9 But we prayed to our God, and because of them we set up a guard against them day and night. 10 And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish so that we are not able to build the wall.



Cross References

Nehemiah 4:11

And our adversaries said, They shall not know or see until we come in the midst among them and slay them and cause the work to cease.

Genesis 32:9-12

And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, the LORD who said unto me, Return unto thy country and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee.

Genesis 32:28

And he said, Thy name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for thou hast fought with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

2 Kings 19:14-19

And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it; and Hezekiah went up into the house of the LORD and spread it before the LORD.

Psalm 50:15

and call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

Psalm 55:16-22

As for me, I will call upon God, and the LORD shall save me.

Matthew 26:41

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Luke 6:11-12

And they were filled with madness and talked one with another about what they might do to Jesus.

Luke 21:36

Watch ye therefore and pray always that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass and to stand before the Son of man.

Acts 4:24-30

And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord and said, Lord, thou art the God, who hast made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them,

1 Peter 5:8

Be temperate and vigilant because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he may devour,

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