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And the builders,וְהַבּוֹנִיםeachאִישׁhadhis swordחַרְבּוֹgirdedאֲסוּרִיםatעַלhis waist,מָתְנָיוand they built;וּבוֹנִיםand the one who blewוְהַתּוֹקֵעַthe hornבַּשּׁוֹפָרwasbeside me.אֶצְלִי
Nehemiah 4:18
Study it in the app“And the builders, each had his sword girded at his waist, and they built; and the one who blew the horn was beside me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 4:18, word by word
- And the buildersבּוֹנִיםbonim
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “bonim” appears- eachאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- his swordחַרְבּcharb
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “charb” appears- girdedאֲסוּרִיםasurim
bind
To tie with ropes, or yoke animals.
Where else “asurim” appears- his waistמָתְנָיmatnay
waist, loins
Waist, loins.
Where else “matnay” appears- and the one who blewתּוֹקֵעַtokea
blow
To blow the trumpet.
Where else “tokea” appears- the hornשּׁוֹפָרshofar
horn (shofar)
Shofar: a ram's horn blown like a trumpet.
Where else “shofar” appears- beside meאֶצְלִetsli
beside
Beside, next to.
Where else “etsli” appears
The context
17Those 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.
18 · This verse (above)
19And I said to the nobles, to the officials, and to the rest of the people, “The work is great and extensive, and we are separated on the wall, far each from his brother.