Nehemiah 4:9
Modern Translations
New International Version
But we prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night to meet this threat.

New Living Translation
But we prayed to our God and guarded the city day and night to protect ourselves.

English Standard Version
And we prayed to our God and set a guard as a protection against them day and night.

Berean Study Bible
So we prayed to our God and posted a guard against them day and night.

New American Standard Bible
But we prayed to our God, and because of them we set up a guard against them day and night.

NASB 1995
But we prayed to our God, and because of them we set up a guard against them day and night.

NASB 1977
But we prayed to our God, and because of them we set up a guard against them day and night.

Amplified Bible
But we prayed to our God, and because of them we set up a guard against them day and night.

Christian Standard Bible
So we prayed to our God and stationed a guard because of them day and night.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So we prayed to our God and stationed a guard because of them day and night.

Contemporary English Version
But we kept on praying to our God, and we also stationed guards day and night.

Good News Translation
but we prayed to our God and kept men on guard against them day and night.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But we prayed to our God and set guards to protect us day and night.

International Standard Version
But we prayed to our God. We also set up guards day and night because of them.

NET Bible
So we prayed to our God and stationed a guard to protect against them both day and night.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

New King James Version
Nevertheless we made our prayer to our God, and because of them we set a watch against them day and night.

King James 2000 Bible
Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

New Heart English Bible
But we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

World English Bible
But we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

American King James Version
Nevertheless we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

American Standard Version
But we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

A Faithful Version
But we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

Darby Bible Translation
Then we prayed to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

English Revised Version
But we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

Webster's Bible Translation
Nevertheless we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
The we prayed vnto our God, & set watchmen by them, day and night, because of them.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Neuerthelesse, we made our prayer vnto our God, and set watchmen by them day and night, because of them.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Neuertheles we made or praier vnto oure God, & set watchme vpo the wall daye & night ouer against them.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And we pray to our God, and appoint a watch against them, by day and by night, because of them.

Young's Literal Translation
And we pray unto our God, and appoint a watch against them, by day and by night, because of them.

Smith's Literal Translation
And we will pray to our God, and we shall set up a watch against them day and night, from before them.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And we prayed to our God, and set watchmen upon the wall day and night against them.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And we prayed to our God, and we stationed guards upon the wall, day and night, against them.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And we prayed before God to set Guards over us by day and by night before them.

Lamsa Bible
Nevertheless we made our prayer to our God, that he may set watchmen over us day and night because of them.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
But we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
So we prayed to our God and set watchmen against them day and night, because of them.
















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