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Nehemiah 4:21

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Nehemiah 4:21 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “So we wrought in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

So we wrought in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
Nehemiah 4:21 — American Standard Version

Context — Nehemiah 4

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
18and the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.
19And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another:
20in what place soever ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us; our God will fight for us.
21So we wrought in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
22Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and may labor in the day.
23So 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.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“So we laboured in the work, etc.] Of building the wall: and half of them held the spears; and other weapons before mentioned, (<160416>Nehemiah 4:16) from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared; that is, from morning to evening, the space of time the builders and labourers worked.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“So we: Co1 15:10, Co1 15:58; Gal 6:9; Col 1:29 Nehemiah 4:22”
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