Verse Comparison: Nehemiah 4:21
American Standard Version
So we wrought in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
Amplified® Bible
So we labored at the work while half of them held the spears from dawn until the stars came out.
Contemporary English Version
Every day from dawn to dark, half of the workers rebuilt the walls, while the rest stood guard with their spears.
Darby English Version
And we laboured in the work; and half of them held the spears from the rising of the dawn till the stars appeared.
Good News Bible
So every day, from dawn until the stars came out at night, half of us worked on the wall, while the other half stood guard with spears.
King James Version
So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
New American Standard Bible
So we carried on the work with half of them holding spears from dawn until the stars appeared.
New International Version
So we continued the work with half the men holding spears, from the first light of dawn till the stars came out.
New King James Version
So we labored in the work, and half of the men held the spears from daybreak until the stars appeared.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So we carried on the work with half of them holding spears from dawn until the stars appeared.
Revised Standard Version
So we labored at the work, and half of them held the spears from the break of dawn till the stars came out.
Young's Literal Translation
And we are working in the business, and half of them are keeping hold of the spears, from the going up of the dawn till the coming forth of the stars.