Nehemiah 4:21 — Compare All Translations

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

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.

English ASV

So we wrought in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.

English Amplified

So we labored at the work while half of them held the spears from dawn until the stars came out.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

So we labored at the work while half of them held the spears from dawn until the stars came out.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

So we continued the work, while half of the men held spears from the break of dawn until the stars came out.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

So we continued the work, while half of the men were holding spears from daybreak until the stars came out.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And we laboured in the work; and half of them held the spears from the rising of the dawn till the stars appeared.

English EASY 2024

We continued to work on the wall every day, from dawn until it became dark. Half of the men held spears to be our guards.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

So we continued to work on the wall of Jerusalem, and half the men held spears. We worked from the first light of the morning until the stars came out at night.

So we labored at the work, and half of them held the spears from the break of dawn until the stars came out.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

So every day, from dawn until the stars came out at night, half of us worked on the wall, while the other half stood guard with spears.

English God's Word - GW 1995

So we continued to work. Half of us held spears from early dawn until the stars came out.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

So we continued the work, while half of the men were holding spears from daybreak until the stars came out.

English KJV 1611

So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.

English LSB

So we kept doing the work with half of them holding spears from dawn until the stars came out.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

So we labored in the work with half of them holding spears from sunrise to the rising of the stars.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

So we carried on the work with half of them holding spears from dawn until the stars appeared.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

So we worked on, with half holding spears, from dawn till dusk.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

So we continued the work. Half of the men held spears. We worked from the first light of sunrise until the stars came out at night.

English NIV

So we continued the work with half the men holding spears, from the first light of dawn till the stars came out.

English NKJ 1982

So we labored in the work, and half of the men held the spears from daybreak until the stars appeared.

English NLT

We worked early and late, from sunrise to sunset. And half the men were always on guard.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

So we labored at the work, and half of them held the spears from break of dawn until the stars came out.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

So we labored at the work, and half of them held the spears from the break of dawn till the stars came out.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

sunset; and half the men were always on guard.

English Tyndale 1537

and we will be labouring in the work. And the half part of them held the spears from the morning spring, till the stars came forth.

Nehemiah 4:21 — Compare Translations