Nehemiah 4:6
“So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
So built we the wall,.... Went on in building it, notwithstanding their scoffs and threats:
and all the wall was…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Unto the half thereof - i. e. to half the intended height.
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
For the people had a mind to work - The original is very emphatic: ויהי לב לעם לעשות vayehi leb leam laasoth, "For the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Nehemiah 4:1-6
Here is, I. The spiteful scornful reflection which Sanballat and Tobiah cast upon the Jews for their attempt to build…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
So built we R.V. So we built. No emphasis on -we."
unto the half thereof R.V. unto half the height thereof. -All the…
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