The Meaning of Nehemiah 4:18 Explained

Nehemiah 4:18

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

YLT: 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.

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

ASV: and 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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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Nehemiah 4:18?

MEANING: What does Nehemiah 4:18 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Nehemiah 4:18 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Nehemiah 4:18?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Nehemiah 4:18 Mean?

Context Summary

Nehemiah 4:13-23 - The Triumph Of Courage And Devotion
The work of rebuilding the ruins of Zion is typical of our efforts as Christians to counteract the deterioration which is ever at work in our own hearts, in the professing Church, and in society. No one who attempts this work will escape hostility, covert or manifested. That is a suggestive attitude pictured here; the girded sword, the spear in one hand, and the trowel in the other. So they wrought, with ear intent for the trumpet sound, ready for any emergency, and yet sure that God would fight for them. All the people of God should make common cause against a common foe. We stand or fall together, Nehemiah 4:20. Our hands must be familiar with the sword against the attack of our spiritual enemies, and with the trowel to contribute our bit of work towards God's building. [source]

Chapter Summary: Nehemiah 4

1  While the enemies scoff, Nehemiah prays and continues the work
7  Understanding the wrath and secrets of the enemy, he sets a watch
13  He arms the laborers
19  and gives military precepts

What do the individual words in Nehemiah 4:18 mean?

And of the builders every one had his sword girded at his side and as he built And the one who sounded the trumpet [was] beside me
וְהַ֨בּוֹנִ֔ים אִ֥ישׁ חַרְבּ֛וֹ אֲסוּרִ֥ים עַל־ מָתְנָ֖יו וּבוֹנִ֑ים וְהַתּוֹקֵ֥עַ בַּשּׁוֹפָ֖ר אֶצְלִֽי

וְהַ֨בּוֹנִ֔ים  And  of  the  builders 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: בָּנָה  
Sense: to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue.
אִ֥ישׁ  every  one 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
חַרְבּ֛וֹ  had  his  sword 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: חֶרֶב  
Sense: sword, knife.
אֲסוּרִ֥ים  girded 
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine plural
Root: אָסַר  
Sense: to tie, bind, imprison.
עַל־  at 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
מָתְנָ֖יו  his  side 
Parse: Noun, mdc, third person masculine singular
Root: מָתְנַיִם  
Sense: loins, hips.
וּבוֹנִ֑ים  and  as  he  built 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: בָּנָה  
Sense: to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue.
וְהַתּוֹקֵ֥עַ  And  the  one  who  sounded 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: תֹּוקְעִים 
Sense: to blow, clap, strike, sound, thrust, give a blow, blast.
בַּשּׁוֹפָ֖ר  the  trumpet 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֹׁופָר  
Sense: horn, ram’s horn.
אֶצְלִֽי  [was]  beside  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
Root: אֵצֶל  
Sense: beside, by, near, nearness, joining, proximity subst.

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