느헤미야 4:16
And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
Context
This verse from 느헤미야 Chapter 4 connects to 4 cross-references. 고레스 왕이 칙령을 내려 포로들이 고향으로 돌아가 성전을 재건하도록 허락한다. 역대기의 마지막 두 절은 에스라서의 첫 문장과 동일하여 두 책이 원래 하나였음을 암시하며 포로 귀환의 희망으로 끝을 맺는다.
다른 번역본
And it came to pass from that time forth, that half of my servants wrought in the work, and half of them held the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats of mail; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
yea, it cometh to pass, from that day, half of my servants are working in the business, and half of them are keeping hold of both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats of mail; and the heads <FI>are<Fi> behind all the house of Judah.
And from that time, half of my servants were doing their part of the work, and half kept the spears and body-covers and the bows and the metal war-dresses; and the chiefs were at the back of the men of Judah.
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