The Meaning of Nehemiah 4:23 Explained

Nehemiah 4:23

KJV: So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing.

YLT: and there are none -- I and my brethren and my servants, the men of the guard who are after me -- there are none of us putting off our garments, each hath his vessel of water.

Darby: And neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard that followed me, none of us put off our garments: every one had his weapon on his right side.

ASV: So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard that followed me, none of us put off our clothes, every one went with his weapon to the water.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Nehemiah 4:23?

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What is the context of Nehemiah 4:23?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, [saving that] every one put them off for washing.

What does Nehemiah 4:23 Mean?

Context Summary

Nehemiah 4:13-23 - The Triumph Of Courage And Devotion

The work of rebuilding the ruins of Zion is typical of our efforts as Christians to counteract the deterioration which is ever at work in our own hearts, in the professing Church, and in society. No one who attempts this work will escape hostility, covert or manifested. That is a suggestive attitude pictured here; the girded sword, the spear in one hand, and the trowel in the other. So they wrought, with ear intent for the trumpet sound, ready for any emergency, and yet sure that God would fight for them. All the people of God should make common cause against a common foe. We stand or fall together, Nehemiah 4:20. Our hands must be familiar with the sword against the attack of our spiritual enemies, and with the trowel to contribute our bit of work towards God's building. [source]

Chapter Summary: Nehemiah 4

¹ While the enemies scoff, Nehemiah prays and continues the work
⁷ Understanding the wrath and secrets of the enemy, he sets a watch
¹³ He arms the laborers
¹⁹ and gives military precepts

What do the individual words in Nehemiah 4:23 mean?

So not I and my brothers and my servants and the men of the guard who followed me none we took off our clothes [except] that everyone took them off for washing -

וְאֵ֨ין אֲנִ֜י וְאַחַ֣י וּנְעָרַ֗י וְאַנְשֵׁ֤י הַמִּשְׁמָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַחֲרַ֔י אֵין־ אֲנַ֥חְנוּ פֹשְׁטִ֖ים בְּגָדֵ֑ינוּ אִ֖ישׁ שִׁלְח֥וֹ הַמָּֽיִם ס

וְאֵ֨ין	So not
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb Root: אַיִן Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
וְאַחַ֣י	and my brothers
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular Root: אָח Sense: brother.
וּנְעָרַ֗י	and my servants
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular Root: נַעַר Sense: a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer.
וְאַנְשֵׁ֤י	and the men
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: אֱנׄושׁ Sense: man, mortal man, person, mankind.
הַמִּשְׁמָר֙	of the guard
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מִשְׁמָר Sense: place of confinement, prison, guard, jail, guard post, watch, observance.
אַחֲרַ֔י	followed me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular Root: אַחַר Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
אֵין־	none
Parse: Adverb Root: אַיִן Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
פֹשְׁטִ֖ים	took off
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural Root: פָּשַׁט Sense: to strip, invade, strip off, make a dash, raid, spread out.
בְּגָדֵ֑ינוּ	our clothes
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common plural Root: בֶּגֶד Sense: treachery, deceit.
אִ֖ישׁ	[except] that everyone
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
שִׁלְח֥וֹ	took them off
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: שֶׁלַח Sense: weapon, missile, sprout.
הַמָּֽיִם	for washing
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: מַיִם Sense: water, waters.
ס	-
Parse: Punctuation

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