Nehemías 4:16

La Biblia de las Americas

Y sucedió que desde aquel día la mitad de mis hombres trabajaban en la obra mientras que la otra mitad portaba las lanzas, los escudos, los arcos y las corazas; y los capitanes estaban detrás de toda la casa de Judá.

Parallel Translations

La Biblia Reina-Valera
Mas fu� que desde aquel d�a la mitad de los mancebos trabajaba en la obra, y la otra mitad de ellos ten�a lanzas y escudos, y arcos, y corazas; y los pr�ncipes estaban tras toda la casa de Jud�.

La Biblia Reina-Valera Gomez
Mas fue que desde aquel d�a la mitad de los j�venes trabajaba en la obra, y la otra mitad de ellos ten�a lanzas y escudos, y arcos, y corazas; y los pr�ncipes estaban tras toda la casa de Jud�.

Sagradas Escrituras (1569)
Mas fue que desde aquel d�a la mitad de los j�venes trabajaban en la obra, y la otra mitad de ellos ten�a lanzas y escudos, y arcos, y corazas; y los pr�ncipes estaban tras toda la casa de Jud�.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

my servants: Nehemiah 4:23, Nehemiah 5:15, Nehemiah 5:16, Psalms 101:6

and the other half: This is no unusual thing in Palestine, even at the present day; people sowing their seed are often attended by armed men, to prevent the Arabs from robbing them of it.

habergeons: Habergeon, from the Teutonic hals, the neck, and bergen, to cover, defend, may be considered as signifying a breast-plate, though the Franco-Gallic hautbergon signifies a coat of mail; the original shiryon, we have already seen, denotes a corslet.

Reciprocal: Exodus 28:32 - as it were Daniel 9:25 - wall John 11:53 - from 1 Corinthians 12:21 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it came to pass from that time forth,.... That they were thus alarmed of danger from their enemies:

that the half of my servants wrought in the work; of building the wall; his domestic servants, his guards, or mighty men, as Jarchi, men of war, the soldiers:

and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows; some offensive, others defensive weapons; some to fight with at a distance, others near at hand:

and the habergeons; coats of mail, which they took and clothed themselves with:

and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah; the Jews that were working at the wall, to animate and encourage them, protect and defend them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Habergeons - Or, “coats of mail.” Coats of mail were common in Assyria from the ninth century B.C., and in Egypt even earlier. They were made of thin laminae of bronze or iron, sewn upon leather or linen, and overlapping one another.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 16. Half-wrought in the work — This is no unusual thing, even in the present day, in Palestine: people sowing their seed are often attended by an armed man, to prevent the Arabs from robbing them of their seed, which they will not fail to do if not protected.

Habergeons — In the Franco-Gallic, hautbergon signifies a coat of mall; but as in Teutonic [Teutonic] signifies the neck, and [Teutonic], to cover or defend; it may be considered rather as signifying a breastplate, or armour for the breast.