Nehemiah 4:13

Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

King James Version
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Other Translations for Nehemiah 4:13

BSB
So I stationed men behind the lowest sections of the wall, at the vulnerable areas. I stationed them by families with their swords, spears, and bows.
AKJV
Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
CPDV
So I stationed the people in order, in places behind the wall, all around it, with their swords, and lances, and bows.
ERV
Therefore set I in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, In the open places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
NHEB
Therefore set I in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in the open places, I set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
SMT
And I shall set from underneath to the place from behind to the wall upon the dry places, and I shall set the people to the families with their swords, their spears and their bows.

Commentary for Nehemiah 4:13

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Overview of Nehemiah 4:13
Summary
Leader positions armed defenders strategically
Place
Jerusalem
Event
Troops stationed for protection
Estimated Time Period
c. 445 BC
Category
Narrative