Nehemiah 4:22

Nehemiah 4:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Likewise 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 labour on the day.
• New International Version (NIV)At that time I also said to the people, “Have every man and his helper stay inside Jerusalem at night, so they can serve us as guards by night and as workers by day.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)I also said to the people at that time, "Let every man and his servant pass the night within Jerusalem, that they may be a guard for us by night and may labor by day."
• New King James Version (NKJV)At the same time I also said to the people, “Let each man and his servant stay at night in Jerusalem, that they may be our guard by night and a working party by day.”

Context of Nehemiah 4:22

20When you hear the sound of the trumpet, come to join us here. Our God will fight on our behalf.’ 21We continued to work on the wall every day, from dawn until it became dark. Half of the men held spears to be our guards. I said to the people, ‘Everybody must stay in Jerusalem each night, together with those who are helping them. Then they can be our guards to keep us safe at night. During each day they can do the work.’ 23I did not take my clothes off at night time, and neither did any of my friends. The workers and the guards who were with me kept their clothes on all the time. Everyone carried his own weapon whatever he was doing.

Nehemiah 4:22 word by word

גַּ֣ם בָּעֵ֤ת הַהִיא֙ אָמַ֣רְתִּי לָעָ֔ם אִ֣ישׁ וְנַעֲר֔וֹ יָלִ֖ינוּ בְּת֣וֹךְ יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְהָֽיוּ־לָ֧נוּ הַלַּ֛יְלָה מִשְׁמָ֖ר וְהַיּ֥וֹם מְלָאכָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Likewise at the same timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• I unto the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• Let every oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• with his servantנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• lodgeלוּןlûn lîyn · to lodgeH3885
• withinתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• that in the nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• they may be a guardמִשְׁמָרmishmâr · custodyH4929
• to us, and labourמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
• on the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for Nehemiah 4:22

• Nehemiah 11:1The leaders of the Israelite people lived in Jerusalem. The other people threw dice to choose which other families would live there too. From every group of ten families they chose one family to live in Jerusalem, God's special city. The other families would stay in their own towns.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 4:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem - The country people were accustomed, after their day's labor, to return to their families; now being so formidably threatened, he obliged them all to sleep in Jerusalem, that they might be ready, in case of attack, to help their brethren. All this man's arrangements were wise and judicious.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Let every one … lodge within Jerusalem - i. e. Let none return to his own village or city at night, but let all take their rest in Jerusalem.”Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-23Verses 16-23 We must watch always against spiritual enemies, and not expect that our warfare will be over till our work is ended. The word of God is the sword of the Spirit, which we ought to have always at hand, and never to have to seek for it, either in our labours, or in our conflicts, as Christians. Every true Christian is both a labourer and a soldier, working with one hand, and fighting with the other. Good work is likely to go on with success…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-237-21. But ... when Sanballat ... heard that the walls ... were made up, and ... the breaches ... stopped--The rapid progress of the fortifications, despite all their predictions to the contrary, goaded the Samaritans to frenzy. So they, dreading danger from the growing greatness of the Jews, formed a conspiracy to surprise them, demolish their works, and disperse or intimidate the builders. The plot being discovered, Nehemiah adopted the most energetic…Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 4:22

• Prudence

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Armour
• Guard
• Ammon; Ammonites
• Esdras, the First Book of

Commentaries on Nehemiah 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings