17 Those who were rebuilding the wall and those who carried burdens carried with one hand doing the work, and the other keeping hold of a weapon. 18 As for the builders, each wore his sword strapped to his waist as he built, while [a]the trumpeter stood near me.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 4:18 Lit he who sounded the trumpet

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