Nehemiah 4:17 (KJV)
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They which buildedon the walland they that bare burdenswith those that ladedevery one with oneof his hands wroughtin the workand with the otherhand helda weapon
Cross-references
bare burdens. Ne 4:10
with one. Da 9:25 1Co 9:12 1Co 16:9 1Co 16:13 2Co 6:7 Eph 6:11-20 Php 1:28 2Ti 2:3 2Ti 4:7
every one.That is, he had his arms at hand; and was as fully prepared to fight as to work. The builders could not possibly have made any progress, if they had literally held a weapon in one of their hands; but the expression is evidently figurative, implying that every man was a much a soldier as a builder.
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