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Bishop's Bible
Nehemiah 4:20
Loke in what place therefore ye heare the noyse of the trumpet, resort ye thither vnto vs, and our God shall fight for vs:
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Christian Standard Bible®
Wherever you hear the trumpet sound, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us!”
Wherever you hear the trumpet sound, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us!”
Hebrew Names Version
in whatever place you hear the sound of the shofar, resort you there to us; our God will fight for us.
in whatever place you hear the sound of the shofar, resort you there to us; our God will fight for us.
King James Version
In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.
In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.
English Standard Version
In the place where you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us."
In the place where you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us."
New Century Version
Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, assemble there. Our God will fight for us."
Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, assemble there. Our God will fight for us."
New English Translation
Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, gather there with us. Our God will fight for us!"
Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, gather there with us. Our God will fight for us!"
Amplified Bible
"Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, gather to us there. Our God will fight for us."
"Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, gather to us there. Our God will fight for us."
New American Standard Bible
"At whatever place you hear the sound of the trumpet, assemble to us there. Our God will fight for us."
"At whatever place you hear the sound of the trumpet, assemble to us there. Our God will fight for us."
World English Bible
in whatever place you hear the sound of the trumpet, resort you there to us; our God will fight for us.
in whatever place you hear the sound of the trumpet, resort you there to us; our God will fight for us.
Geneva Bible (1587)
In what place therefore ye heare the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither vnto vs: our God shall fight for vs.
In what place therefore ye heare the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither vnto vs: our God shall fight for vs.
Legacy Standard Bible
At whatever place you hear the sound of the trumpet, there gather together to us. Our God will fight for us."
At whatever place you hear the sound of the trumpet, there gather together to us. Our God will fight for us."
Berean Standard Bible
Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us!"
Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us!"
Contemporary English Version
If you hear the sound of the trumpet, come quickly and gather around me. Our God will help us fight."
If you hear the sound of the trumpet, come quickly and gather around me. Our God will help us fight."
Complete Jewish Bible
But when Sanvalat, Toviyah, the Arabs, the ‘Amonim and the Ashdodim heard that the repairs on the walls of Yerushalayim were going forward, and the breaks were being filled in, they became very angry. All of them together plotted to come and fight against Yerushalayim and thus throw us into confusion. However, we prayed to our God and, because of them, organized a watch against them day and night. Y'hudah was saying, "The strength of the people who carry loads away is starting to fail, and there is so much rubble that we can't build the wall." Our enemies were saying, "They won't know or see anything, until we have already infiltrated them and begun killing them and stopping the work." And even the Judeans living near them came and must have said to us ten times, "From every place you must come back to us." So in the lower parts of the space behind the wall, I stationed men according to their families, with their swords, spears and bows. After inspecting them, I stood up and addressed the nobles, leaders and the rest of the people: "Don't be afraid of them! Remember Adonai, who is great and fearful; and fight for your brothers, sons, daughters, wives and homes." When our enemies heard that the plot was known to us, and God had foiled their plans, we all returned to the wall, everyone to his work. From then on, half of my men would do the work; and half of them held the spears, shields, bows and armor; while the leaders stood guard behind the entire house of Y'hudah, as they continued building the wall. Those who carried loads held their loads with one hand and carried a weapon in the other. As for the construction-workers, each one had his sword sheathed at his side; that is how they built. The man to sound the alarm on the shofar stayed with me. I said to the nobles, the leaders and the rest of the people, "This is a great work, and it is spread out; we are separated on the wall, one far from another. But wherever you are, when you hear the sound of the shofar, come to that place, to us. Our God will fight for us!" So we kept doing the work. Half of them held spears from daybreak until the stars appeared. Also at that time I told the people, "Let everyone with a servant stay the night within Yerushalayim, so that at night they can be a guard for us, even as they work during the day." I, my kinsmen, my servants and my bodyguards never took off our clothes, and everyone who went to get water took his weapon.
But when Sanvalat, Toviyah, the Arabs, the ‘Amonim and the Ashdodim heard that the repairs on the walls of Yerushalayim were going forward, and the breaks were being filled in, they became very angry. All of them together plotted to come and fight against Yerushalayim and thus throw us into confusion. However, we prayed to our God and, because of them, organized a watch against them day and night. Y'hudah was saying, "The strength of the people who carry loads away is starting to fail, and there is so much rubble that we can't build the wall." Our enemies were saying, "They won't know or see anything, until we have already infiltrated them and begun killing them and stopping the work." And even the Judeans living near them came and must have said to us ten times, "From every place you must come back to us." So in the lower parts of the space behind the wall, I stationed men according to their families, with their swords, spears and bows. After inspecting them, I stood up and addressed the nobles, leaders and the rest of the people: "Don't be afraid of them! Remember Adonai, who is great and fearful; and fight for your brothers, sons, daughters, wives and homes." When our enemies heard that the plot was known to us, and God had foiled their plans, we all returned to the wall, everyone to his work. From then on, half of my men would do the work; and half of them held the spears, shields, bows and armor; while the leaders stood guard behind the entire house of Y'hudah, as they continued building the wall. Those who carried loads held their loads with one hand and carried a weapon in the other. As for the construction-workers, each one had his sword sheathed at his side; that is how they built. The man to sound the alarm on the shofar stayed with me. I said to the nobles, the leaders and the rest of the people, "This is a great work, and it is spread out; we are separated on the wall, one far from another. But wherever you are, when you hear the sound of the shofar, come to that place, to us. Our God will fight for us!" So we kept doing the work. Half of them held spears from daybreak until the stars appeared. Also at that time I told the people, "Let everyone with a servant stay the night within Yerushalayim, so that at night they can be a guard for us, even as they work during the day." I, my kinsmen, my servants and my bodyguards never took off our clothes, and everyone who went to get water took his weapon.
Darby Translation
in what place ye hear the sound of the trumpet, thither shall ye assemble to us; our God will fight for us.
in what place ye hear the sound of the trumpet, thither shall ye assemble to us; our God will fight for us.
Easy-to-Read Version
So if you hear the trumpet, run to that place. We will all meet together there, and our God will fight for us!"
So if you hear the trumpet, run to that place. We will all meet together there, and our God will fight for us!"
George Lamsa Translation
In what place therefore you hear the sound of the trumpet, come to us there; our God shall fight for us.
In what place therefore you hear the sound of the trumpet, come to us there; our God shall fight for us.
Good News Translation
If you hear the bugle, gather around me. Our God will fight for us."
If you hear the bugle, gather around me. Our God will fight for us."
Lexham English Bible
Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, come together to us there. Our God will fight for us."
Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, come together to us there. Our God will fight for us."
Literal Translation
In whatever place you hear the sound of the ram's horn, gather there to us. Our God will fight for us.
In whatever place you hear the sound of the ram's horn, gather there to us. Our God will fight for us.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Loke in what place now ye heare the noise of ye trompe, resorte ye thither vnto vs. Oure God shal fight for vs,
Loke in what place now ye heare the noise of ye trompe, resorte ye thither vnto vs. Oure God shal fight for vs,
American Standard Version
in what place soever ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us; our God will fight for us.
in what place soever ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us; our God will fight for us.
Bible in Basic English
Wherever you may be when the horn is sounded, come here to us; our God will be fighting for us.
Wherever you may be when the horn is sounded, come here to us; our God will be fighting for us.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
span data-lang="eng" data-trans="jps" data-ref="neh.4.1" class="versetxt"> But it came to pass that, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem went forward, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth; and they conspired all of them together to come and fight against Jerusalem, and to cause confusion therein. But we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them. And Judah said: 'The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.' And our adversaries said: 'They shall not know, neither see, till we come into the midst of them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.' And it came to pass that, when the Jews that dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times: 'Ye must return unto us from all places.' 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. And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people: 'Be not ye afraid of them; remember the Lord, who is great and awful, and fight for your brethren, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your houses.' And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work. And it came to pass from that time forth, that half of my servants wrought in the work, and half of them held the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats of mail; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah. They that builded the wall and they that bore burdens laded themselves, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other held his weapon; and the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the horn was by me. And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers and to the rest of the people: 'The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another; in what place soever ye hear the sound of the horn, resort ye thither unto us; our God will fight for us.' So we wrought in the work; and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared. 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 may labour in the day.' So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard that followed me, none of us put off our clothes, every one that went to the water had his weapon.
span data-lang="eng" data-trans="jps" data-ref="neh.4.1" class="versetxt"> But it came to pass that, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem went forward, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth; and they conspired all of them together to come and fight against Jerusalem, and to cause confusion therein. But we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them. And Judah said: 'The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.' And our adversaries said: 'They shall not know, neither see, till we come into the midst of them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.' And it came to pass that, when the Jews that dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times: 'Ye must return unto us from all places.' 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. And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people: 'Be not ye afraid of them; remember the Lord, who is great and awful, and fight for your brethren, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your houses.' And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work. And it came to pass from that time forth, that half of my servants wrought in the work, and half of them held the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats of mail; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah. They that builded the wall and they that bore burdens laded themselves, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other held his weapon; and the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the horn was by me. And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers and to the rest of the people: 'The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another; in what place soever ye hear the sound of the horn, resort ye thither unto us; our God will fight for us.' So we wrought in the work; and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared. 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 may labour in the day.' So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard that followed me, none of us put off our clothes, every one that went to the water had his weapon.
King James Version (1611)
In what place therefore ye heare the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither vnto vs: our God shal fight for vs.
In what place therefore ye heare the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither vnto vs: our God shal fight for vs.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
In whatsoever place ye shall hear the sound of the cornet, thither gather yourselves together to us; and our God shall fight for us.
In whatsoever place ye shall hear the sound of the cornet, thither gather yourselves together to us; and our God shall fight for us.
English Revised Version
in what place soever ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us; our God shall fight for us.
in what place soever ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us; our God shall fight for us.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
in what euer place ye heren the sown of the trumpe, renne ye togidere thidur to vs; for oure God schal fiyte for vs.
in what euer place ye heren the sown of the trumpe, renne ye togidere thidur to vs; for oure God schal fiyte for vs.
Update Bible Version
in whatever place you hear the sound of the trumpet, resort there to us; our God will fight for us.
in whatever place you hear the sound of the trumpet, resort there to us; our God will fight for us.
Webster's Bible Translation
In what place [therefore] ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither to us: our God will fight for us.
In what place [therefore] ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither to us: our God will fight for us.
New King James Version
Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us."
Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us."
New Living Translation
When you hear the blast of the trumpet, rush to wherever it is sounding. Then our God will fight for us!"
When you hear the blast of the trumpet, rush to wherever it is sounding. Then our God will fight for us!"
New Life Bible
In whatever place you hear the sound of the horn, gather together to us there. Our God will fight for us."
In whatever place you hear the sound of the horn, gather together to us there. Our God will fight for us."
New Revised Standard
Rally to us wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet. Our God will fight for us."
Rally to us wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet. Our God will fight for us."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
In what place soever ye shall hear the sound of the horn, thither, gather yourselves unto us, - our God, will fight for us.
In what place soever ye shall hear the sound of the horn, thither, gather yourselves unto us, - our God, will fight for us.
Douay-Rheims Bible
In what place soever you shall hear the sound of the trumpet, run all thither unto us: our God will fight for us.
In what place soever you shall hear the sound of the trumpet, run all thither unto us: our God will fight for us.
Revised Standard Version
In the place where you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us."
In the place where you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us."
Young's Literal Translation
in the place that ye hear the voice of the trumpet thither ye are gathered unto us; our God doth fight for us.'
in the place that ye hear the voice of the trumpet thither ye are gathered unto us; our God doth fight for us.'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"At whatever place you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us."
"At whatever place you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us."
Contextual Overview
16 And from that time foorth, the halfe part of the young men dyd the labour, and the other halfe part of them helde the speares, shieldes, bowes, and brestplates: and the rulers stoode behinde all the house of Iuda. 17 They which buylded on the wall and they that bare burthens, and those that laded them, with one hande did euery one his worke, and with the other helde his weapon. 18 For euery one that buylded had his sword girded by his thingh, and so buylded they: And he that blewe the trumpet was beside me. 19 And I saide vnto the principall men, to the rulers, and to the other people: The worke is great and large, & we are seperated vpon the wall one farre from another. 20 Loke in what place therefore ye heare the noyse of the trumpet, resort ye thither vnto vs, and our God shall fight for vs: 21 And we wil be labouring in the worke. And the halfe part of them helde their speares from the morning spring, tyll the starres came foorth. 22 And at the same time saide I vnto the people: Let euery one with his seruaut lodge within Hierusalem, that in the night season we may watch, and labour on the day time. 23 As for me and my brethren, my seruauntes, and the men of the watch which folowed me, we put neuer of our clothes, saue onely because of the wasshing.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
our God: Exodus 14:14, Exodus 14:25, Deuteronomy 1:30, Deuteronomy 3:22, Deuteronomy 20:4, Joshua 23:10, Zechariah 14:3
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 10:11 - General 1 Chronicles 5:22 - the war was of God 1 Chronicles 19:12 - If the Syrians Psalms 35:1 - fight Ezekiel 33:3 - he blow
Cross-References
Genesis 4:2
And she proceading, brought foorth his brother Habel, and Habel was a keper of sheepe, but Cain was a tyller of the grounde.
And she proceading, brought foorth his brother Habel, and Habel was a keper of sheepe, but Cain was a tyller of the grounde.
Genesis 4:4
Habel also brought of the firstlynges of his sheepe, & of the fatte thereof: and the Lorde had respect vnto Habel, and to his oblation.
Habel also brought of the firstlynges of his sheepe, & of the fatte thereof: and the Lorde had respect vnto Habel, and to his oblation.
Genesis 4:5
But vnto Cain and to his offeryng he had no respect: for the whiche cause Cain was exceedyng wroth, and his countenaunce abated.
But vnto Cain and to his offeryng he had no respect: for the whiche cause Cain was exceedyng wroth, and his countenaunce abated.
Genesis 4:9
And the Lorde said vnto Cain: where is Habel thy brother? Which sayde I wote not: Am I my brothers keper?
And the Lorde said vnto Cain: where is Habel thy brother? Which sayde I wote not: Am I my brothers keper?
Genesis 4:10
And he sayde: What hast thou done? the voyce of thy brothers blood cryeth vnto me out of the grounde.
And he sayde: What hast thou done? the voyce of thy brothers blood cryeth vnto me out of the grounde.
Genesis 4:11
And nowe art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receaue thy brothers blood from thy hande.
And nowe art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receaue thy brothers blood from thy hande.
Genesis 4:12
If thou tyll the grounde, she shall not yeelde vnto thee her strength. A fugitiue and a vacabound shalt thou be in the earth.
If thou tyll the grounde, she shall not yeelde vnto thee her strength. A fugitiue and a vacabound shalt thou be in the earth.
Genesis 4:21
His brothers name was Iubal, which was the father of such as handle Harpe and Organ.
His brothers name was Iubal, which was the father of such as handle Harpe and Organ.
Genesis 25:27
And the boyes grewe, and Esau became a cunnyng hunter, and a wylde man: but Iacob was a perfect man, and dwelled in tentes.
And the boyes grewe, and Esau became a cunnyng hunter, and a wylde man: but Iacob was a perfect man, and dwelled in tentes.
John 8:44
Ye are of your father the deuyll, and the lustes of your father wyll ye do. He was a murtherer from the begynnyng, and abode not in the trueth: because there is no trueth in hym. When he speaketh a lye, he speaketh of his owne: For he is a lyer, and the father of the same thyng.
Ye are of your father the deuyll, and the lustes of your father wyll ye do. He was a murtherer from the begynnyng, and abode not in the trueth: because there is no trueth in hym. When he speaketh a lye, he speaketh of his owne: For he is a lyer, and the father of the same thyng.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet,.... Be it what part of the wall soever they were at work, even the most distant:
resort ye thither to us; to Nehemiah, and the half of his servants armed, where the trumpet was blown; that was to be the place of rendezvous:
our God shall fight for us; and give us victory over our enemies; none have any reason to be intimidated, when they shall hear the sound of the trumpet.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 20. Ye hear the sound of the trumpet — As the walls were very extensive, and the workmen consequently much scattered, their enemies might easily attack and destroy them successively, he therefore ordered them all to work as near to each other as they could; and himself, who was everywhere surveying the work, kept a trumpeter always with him, who was to sound when the enemy approached; and all were instantly to run to the place where they heard the sound.
