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Nehemiah 4:18

For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Nehemiah 4:12.

וְהַ֨בּוֹנִ֔יםvehabonimand the buildבָּנָהconjunction, definite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and the build”, a verb used as a describing wordH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.אִ֥ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…חַרְבּ֛וֹcharbvoknifeחֶרֶבnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “knife”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementaxe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.אֲסוּרִ֥יםasurimbindאָסַרverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “bind”, a verb used as a describing wordH631to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battlebind, fast, gird, harness, hold, keep, make ready, order, prepare, prison(-er), put in bonds, set in array, tie.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…מָתְנָ֖יוmatenayvloinsמֹתֶןnoun, common, masculine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “loins”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4975properly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins[phrase] greyhound, loins, side.וּבוֹנִ֑יםuvonimand buildבָּנָהconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and build”, a verb used as a describing wordH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.וְהַתּוֹקֵ֥עַvehatoqeaand the blowתָּקַעconjunction, definite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and the blow”, a verb used as a describing wordH8628to clatter, i.e. slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping)blow (a trumpet), cast, clap, fasten, pitch (tent), smite, sound, strike, [idiom] suretiship, thrust.בַּשּׁוֹפָ֖רbashofarin cornetשׁוֹפָרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in cornet”, the ordinary formH7782a cornet (as giving a clear sound) or curved horncornet, trumpet.אֶצְלִֽיetslinearאֵצֶלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “near”H681a side; (as a preposition) nearat, (hard) by, (from) (beside), near (unto), toward, with. See also H1018 (בֵּית הָאֵצֶל).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(4-12) and the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the horn was by me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the builders [are] each with his sword, girded on his loins, and building, and he who is blowing with a trumpet [is] beside me.

World English Bible

Among the builders, everyone wore his sword at his side, and so built. He who sounded the trumpet was by me.

Darby Translation

And the builders had every one his sword girded by his side, and built. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.

Douay-Rheims

For every one of the builders was girded with a sword about his reins. And they built, and sounded with a trumpet by me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)