Nehemiah 4:21
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordSo we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
— Nehemiah 4:21, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
So we worked in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning until the stars appeared.
American Standard Version (ASV)
So we wrought in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And we are working in the business, and half of them are keeping hold of the spears, from the going up of the dawn till the coming forth of the stars.