Study it in the app“Those who built on the wall and those who carried the burden were loading it: with one of his hands he did the work, and with the other he held the weapon.”
Those who builtהַבּוֹנִיםon the wallבַּחוֹמָהand those who carriedוְהַנֹּשְׂאִיםthe burdenבַּסֶּבֶלwere loading it:עֹמְשִׂיםwith oneבְּאַחַתof his handsיָדוֹhe didעֹשֶׂהthe work,בַמְּלָאכָהand with the otherוְאַחַתhe heldמַחֲזֶקֶתthe weapon.הַשָּׁלַח
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “bonim” appearswall
Wall, city wall.
Where else “choma” appearscarry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “nosim” appearsburden
Burden: a weight carried on the shoulders; hence the forced labor imposed on a people.
Where else “sevel” appearsload
To lay a load on someone or on an animal.
Where else “omsim” appearsone
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “achat” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “ose” appearswork
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melacha” appearsseize
To take hold of something or someone and not let go.
Where else “machazeket” appearsweapon
Something thrown or held to fight with: a spear.
Where else “shalach” appears16It happened from that day on that half of my young men were doing the work, and half of them were holding the spears, the shields, the bows, and the coats of mail; and the officials were behind all the house of Judah.
17 · This verse (above)
18And the builders, each had his sword girded at his waist, and they built; and the one who blew the horn was beside me.
