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Berean Standard Bible

“So we rebuilt the wall until all of it was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.”

Nehemiah 4:6

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Nehemiah has come to Jerusalem to rebuild the broken walls. Sanballat, Tobiah and others mock the work and threaten violence to stop it.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So we rebuilt the wall until all of it was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.

World English Bible (WEB)

So we built the wall; and all the wall was joined together to half its height: for the people had a mind to work.

King James Version (KJV)

So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.

American Standard Version (ASV)

So we built the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto half [the height] thereof: for the people had a mind to work.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

So we went on building the wall; and all the wall was joined together half-way up: for the people were working hard.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Edificamos pues el muro, y toda la muralla fué junta hasta su mitad: y el pueblo tuvo ánimo para obrar.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El muro fue completado hasta la mitad de su altura original alrededor de toda la ciudad, porque los obreros trabajaron arduamente.

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