King James Version

Nehemiah 4:6

So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Nehemiah 3:38.

וַנִּבְנֶה֙vanivnehand buildבָּנָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, plural — “and build”, the next action in the storyH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַ֣חוֹמָ֔הhachomahthe wallחוֹמָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the wall”, the ordinary formH2346a wall of protectionwall, walled.וַתִּקָּשֵׁ֥רvatiqasherand bindקָשַׁרconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and bind”, the next action in the storyH7194to tie, physically (gird, confine, compact) or mentally (in love, league)bind (up), (make a) conspire(-acy, -ator), join together, knit, stronger, work (treason).כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הַחוֹמָ֖הhachomahthe wallחוֹמָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the wall”, the ordinary formH2346a wall of protectionwall, walled.עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.חֶצְיָ֑הּchetsyahhalfחֵצִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “half”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2677the half or middlehalf, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.וַיְהִ֧יvayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לֵ֦בlevcomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “comfortably”, the ordinary formH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…לָעָ֖םlaamto peopleעַםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.לַעֲשֽׂוֹתlaasotto doעָשָׂהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to do”, the to-form of the verbH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(3-38) So we built the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto half the height thereof; for the people had a mind to work.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So we built the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto half the height thereof: for the people had a mind to work.

Young’s Literal Translation

And we build the wall, and all the wall is joined — unto its half, and the people have a heart to work.

World English Bible

So we built the wall; and all the wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.

Darby Translation

But we built the wall; and all the wall was joined together to the half thereof; for the people had a mind to work.

Douay-Rheims

So we built the wall, and joined it all together unto the half thereof: and the heart of the people was excited to work.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)