Nehemiah 4:13 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And I appoint at the lowest of the places, at the back of the wall, in the clear places, yea, I appoint the people, by their families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

English ASV

Therefore set I in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in the open places, I set there the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

English Amplified

So I set [armed men] behind the wall in places where it was least protected; I even thus used the people as families with their swords, spears, and bows.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

So I set [armed men] behind the wall in places where it was least protected; I even thus used the people as families with their swords, spears, and bows.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

So I stationed men behind the lowest sections of the wall, at the vulnerable areas. I stationed them by families with their swords, spears, and bows.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

So I stationed people behind the lowest sections of the wall, at the vulnerable areas. I stationed them by families with their swords, spears, and bows.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

I set in the lower places behind the wall in exposed places, I even set the people, according to their families, with their swords, their spears and their bows.

English EASY 2024

So I put some men behind the lowest part of the wall where there were holes. Each of the families had guards with swords, spears, bows and arrows.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

So I put some of the people behind the lowest places along the wall, and I put them by the holes in the wall. I put families together, with their swords, spears, and bows.

So in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in open places, I stationed the people by their clans, with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

So I armed the people with swords, spears, and bows, and stationed them by clans behind the wall, wherever it was still unfinished.

English God's Word - GW 1995

That is why I positioned people by their families behind the wall where it was lowest and most exposed. The people were armed with swords, spears, and bows.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

So I stationed [people] behind the lowest sections of the wall, at the vulnerable areas. I stationed them by families with their swords, spears, and bows.

English KJV 1611

Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

English LSB

that I had men stand in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, the exposed places, and I had the people stand by families with their swords, spears, and bows.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Therefore I set guards at the lowest positions behind the wall, in open places. I also stationed the people by families, with their swords, spears, and bows.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

then I stationed men in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, the exposed places, and I stationed the people in families with their swords, spears and bows.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

for I had said to the nobles, the magistrates, and the rest of the people: "Our work is scattered and extensive, and we are widely separated from one another along the wall;

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

So I stationed people at the lower places behind the wall in the exposed places. I stationed the people by families, with their swords, spears, and bows.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

So I stationed some people behind the lowest parts of the wall. That's where our enemies could easily attack us. I stationed the people family by family. They had their swords, spears and bows with them.

English NIV

Therefore I stationed some of the people behind the lowest points of the wall at the exposed places, posting them by families, with their swords, spears and bows.

English NKJ 1982

Therefore I positioned men behind the lower parts of the wall, at the openings; and I set the people according to their families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

English NLT

So I placed armed guards behind the lowest parts of the wall in the exposed areas. I stationed the people to stand guard by families, armed with swords, spears, and bows.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

So in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in open places, I stationed the people according to their families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

So in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in open places, I stationed the people according to their families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

So I placed armed guards from each family in the cleared spaces behind the walls.

English Tyndale 1537

then set I the people after their kindreds with their swords, spears, and bows beneath in the low places behind the wall,