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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• 14The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
 25And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the Lord fighteth for them against the Egyptians. (Ex. 14:14,25)
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Deut. 1:30• 30The Lord your God which goeth before you, he shall 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• 3Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. (Zech. 14:3)

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our God.
Ex. 14:14,25• 14The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
 25And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the Lord fighteth for them against the Egyptians. (Ex. 14:14,25)
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Deut. 1:30• 30The Lord your God which goeth before you, he shall 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 the Lord your God he shall fight for you. (Deut. 3:22)
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Deut. 20:4• 4For the Lord 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 shall chase a thousand: for the Lord your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you. (Josh. 23:10)
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Zech. 14:3• 3Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against 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.