Study it in the app“So neither I, nor my brothers, nor my young men, nor the men of the guard who were behind me— none of us took off our clothes; each had his weapon, even at the water.”
So neither I,וְאֵין אֲנִיnor my brothers,וְאַחַיnor my young men,וּנְעָרַיnor the menוְאַנְשֵׁיof the guardהַמִּשְׁמָרwho wereאֲשֶׁרbehind me—אַחֲרַיnone of usאֵין אֲנַחְנוּtook offפֹשְׁטִיםour clothes;בְּגָדֵינוּeachאִישׁhadhis weapon,שִׁלְחוֹeven atthe water.הַמָּיִם
countryman
Someone of the same people, or a friend.
Where else “aach” appearsyoung servant
A young man, often in someone's service: servant, messenger or soldier.
Where else “neara” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” appearswatch
The service of watching over a place, with men posted there.
Where else “mishmar” appearsstrip
To take off clothes, or strip another.
Where else “foshtim” appearsgarment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “begade” appearsweapon
Something thrown or held to fight with: a spear.
Where else “shilch” appearswater
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appearsThe ending is obscure; the Hebrew says only: “each one, his weapon, the water.” It may mean that they did not let go of their weapon even to go for water.
22Also at that time I said to the people, “Each man and his young man is to spend the night inside Jerusalem, so that they may be for us by night a guard, and by day work.”
23 · This verse (above)
