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Berean Standard Bible

“So I stationed men behind the lowest sections of the wall, at the vulnerable areas. I stationed them by families with their swords, spears, and bows.”

Nehemiah 4:13

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So I stationed men behind the lowest sections of the wall, at the vulnerable areas. I stationed them by families with their swords, spears, and bows.

World English Bible (WEB)

Therefore I set guards in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in the open places. I set the people by family groups with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

King James Version (KJV)

Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Therefore set I in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in the open places, I set [there] the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

So in the lowest part of the space at the back of the walls, in the open places, I put the people by families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces puse por los bajos del lugar, detrás del muro, en las alturas de los peñascos, puse el pueblo por familias con sus espadas, con sus lanzas, y con sus arcos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Por lo tanto, puse guardias armados organizados por familias en los lugares donde la muralla estaba más baja.

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