22. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Nehemiah 4:22:1 ⧉גַּ֣םgamalso Nehemiah 4:22:2 ⧉בָּעֵ֣תbaetat the time of Nehemiah 4:22:3 ⧉הַהִיא֙hahithat Nehemiah 4:22:4 ⧉אָמַ֣רְתִּיamartiI said Nehemiah 4:22:5 ⧉לָעָ֔םlaamto the people Nehemiah 4:22:6 ⧉אִ֖ישׁisha man Nehemiah 4:22:7 ⧉וְנַעֲר֣וֹvenaaroand his servant or young man Nehemiah 4:22:8 ⧉יָלִ֖ינוּyalinulet them lodge or spend the night Nehemiah 4:22:9 ⧉בְּת֣וֹךְbetokhwithin Nehemiah 4:22:10 ⧉יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִ֑םyerushalimJerusalem Nehemiah 4:22:11 ⧉וְהָיוּ־לָ֧נוּvehayulanuand they shall be for us Nehemiah 4:22:12 ⧉הַלַּ֛יְלָהhalailathe night Nehemiah 4:22:13 ⧉מִשְׁמָ֖רmishmara guard or watch Nehemiah 4:22:14 ⧉וְהַיּ֥וֹםvehayomand the day Nehemiah 4:22:15 ⧉מְלָאכָֽה׃melakhawork or labor |
22. Formal Translation And at that time I said, “Let each man and his young man lodge inside Jerusalem, and they shall be for us a guard {mishmar: watch, protective duty} by night and work {melakhah: labor, assigned task} by day.” |
22. Dynamic Translation So at that time I told everyone, “Each man and his helper should stay inside Jerusalem so that they can guard us at night and work during the day.” |