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Nehemiah 4

Neh. 4:20 KJV (With Strong’s)

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In what place
maqowm (Hebrew #4725)
also (feminine) mqowmah {mek-o-mah'}; or mqomah {mek-o-mah'}; from 6965; properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
KJV usage: country, X home, X open, place, room, space, X whither(-soever).
Pronounce: maw-kome'
Origin: or maqom {maw-kome'}
therefore ye hear
shama` (Hebrew #8085)
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
KJV usage: X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
Pronounce: shaw-mah'
Origin: a primitive root
the sound
qowl (Hebrew #6963)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
KJV usage: + aloud, bleating, crackling, cry (+ out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, + hold peace, (pro-)claim, proclamation, + sing, sound, + spark, thunder(-ing), voice, + yell.
Pronounce: kole
Origin: or qol {kole}
of the trumpet
showphar (Hebrew #7782)
from 8231 in the original sense of incising; a cornet (as giving a clear sound) or curved horn
KJV usage: cornet, trumpet.
Pronounce: sho-far'
Origin: or shophar {sho-far'}
, resort
qabats (Hebrew #6908)
to grasp, i.e. collect
KJV usage: assemble (selves), gather (bring) (together, selves together, up), heap, resort, X surely, take up.
Pronounce: kaw-bats'
Origin: a primitive root
ye thither unto us: our God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
h shall fight
lacham (Hebrew #3898)
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
KJV usage: devour, eat, X ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
Pronounce: law-kham'
Origin: a primitive root
for us.
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Ex. 14:14,25• 14Jehovah will fight for you, and ye shall be still.
 25And he took off their chariot wheels, and caused them to drive with difficulty; and the Egyptians said, Let us flee before Israel, for Jehovah is fighting for them against the Egyptians! (Ex. 14:14,25)
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Deut. 1:30• 30Jehovah your God who goeth before you, he will fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes; (Deut. 1:30)
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Zech. 14:3• 3And Jehovah will go forth and fight with those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. (Zech. 14:3)

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our God.
Ex. 14:14,25• 14Jehovah will fight for you, and ye shall be still.
 25And he took off their chariot wheels, and caused them to drive with difficulty; and the Egyptians said, Let us flee before Israel, for Jehovah is fighting for them against the Egyptians! (Ex. 14:14,25)
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Deut. 1:30• 30Jehovah your God who goeth before you, he will fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes; (Deut. 1:30)
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Deut. 3:22• 22Ye shall not fear them; for Jehovah your God, he will fight for you. (Deut. 3:22)
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Deut. 20:4• 4for Jehovah your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you. (Deut. 20:4)
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Josh. 23:10• 10One man of you chaseth a thousand; for Jehovah your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath said unto you. (Josh. 23:10)
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Zech. 14:3• 3And Jehovah will go forth and fight with those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. (Zech. 14:3)
• Never underestimate the strength of the enemy — it must be God who fights for us. (“The Armor of God - Neh. 4:13-23” by N. Simon)
• With what courage should the assurance inspire us, that, if by His grace we are associated with God as against the enemy, we may confidently count upon His succor. It is a battle cry—"Our God shall fight for us." (“Exposition on Nehemiah: Nehemiah 4:16-23” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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in what place ye hear the sound of the trumpet, thither shall ye assemble to us; our God will fight for us.