21. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Nehemiah 4:21:1 ⧉וַאֲנַ֖חְנוּvaanakhnuand we Nehemiah 4:21:2 ⧉עֹשִׂ֣יםosimdoing Nehemiah 4:21:3 ⧉בַּמְּלָאכָ֑הbammelakhain the work Nehemiah 4:21:4 ⧉וְחֶצְיָ֗םvekhetsyamand half of them Nehemiah 4:21:5 ⧉מַחֲזִיקִ֙יםmakhazikimholding fast Nehemiah 4:21:6 ⧉בָּרְמָחִ֔יםbarmakhimwith spears Nehemiah 4:21:7 ⧉מֵעֲל֣וֹתmelotfrom the rising of Nehemiah 4:21:8 ⧉הַשַּׁ֔חַרhashakharthe dawn Nehemiah 4:21:9 ⧉עַ֖דaduntil Nehemiah 4:21:10 ⧉צֵ֥אתtsetthe coming out of Nehemiah 4:21:11 ⧉הַכּוֹכָבִֽים׃hakokhavimthe stars |
21. Formal Translation So we labored on the work, while half of them held spears, from the rising of the dawn until the stars came out. |
21. Dynamic Translation We kept working with half the men holding spears from sunrise until the stars appeared. |