Nehemiah 4:16
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| Overview - Nehemiah 4 | |
| 1 | While the enemies scoff, Nehemiah prays and continues the work. |
| 7 | Understanding the wrath and secrets of the enemy, he sets a watch. |
| 13 | He arms the labourers; |
| 19 | and gives military precepts. |
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Nehemiah 4:16 (King James Version)
And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
- my servants
- 23 ; Nehemiah 5:15 Nehemiah 5:16 Psalms 101:6
- and the other half
- This is no unusual thing in Palestine, even at the present day; people sowing their seed are often attended by armed men, to prevent the Arabs from robbing them of it.
- habergeons
- {Habergeon,} from the Teutonic {hals,} the neck, and {bergen,} to cover, defend, may be considered as signifying a breast-plate, though the Franco-Gallic {hautbergon} signifies a coat of mail; the original {shiryon,} we have already seen, denotes a corslet.