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Nehemiah 4

Neh. 4:9 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Nevertheless we made our prayer
palal (Hebrew #6419)
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
KJV usage: intreat, judge(-ment), (make) pray(-er, -ing), make supplication.
Pronounce: paw-lal'
Origin: a primitive root
unto 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
, and set
`amad (Hebrew #5975)
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
KJV usage: abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, + serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, make to be at a, with-)stand (by, fast, firm, still, up), (be at a) stay (up), tarry.
Pronounce: aw-mad'
Origin: a primitive root
a watch
mishmar (Hebrew #4929)
a guard (the man, the post or the prison); a deposit (fig.); also (as observed) a usage (abstr.), or an example (concr.)
KJV usage: diligence, guard, office, prison, ward, watch.
Pronounce: mish-mawr'
Origin: from 8104
t against them day
yowmam (Hebrew #3119)
daily
KJV usage: daily, (by, in the) day(-time).
Pronounce: yo-mawm'
Origin: from 3117
and night
layil (Hebrew #3915)
also laylah {lah'- yel-aw}; from the same as 3883; properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
KJV usage: ((mid-))night (season).
Pronounce: lah'-yil
Origin: or (Isa. 21:11) leyl {lale}
, because
paniym (Hebrew #6440)
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
KJV usage: + accept, a-(be- )fore(-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s) past, (un-)to(-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with(- in, + -stand), X ye, X you.
Pronounce: paw-neem'
Origin: plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh {paw-neh'}; from 6437)
of them.
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Luke 21:36• 36But watch, at every season praying that ye may be deemed worthy to escape all these things that are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. (Luke 21:36)
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Acts 4:24‑29• 24And they on hearing [it] with one accord lifted up [their] voice unto God and said, Master, thou [art] he that made heaven and the earth, and the sea, and all that in them [is];
 25who by [the] Holy Spirit, [by the] mouth of our father David thy servant, didst say, Why did Gentiles rage and peoples meditate vain things?
 26The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his Anointed.
 27For of a truth in this city against thy holy servant Jesus whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate with Gentiles and peoples of Israel were gathered,
 28to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel foreordained to come to pass.
 29And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and give to thy bondmen with all boldness to speak thy word (Acts 4:24‑29)

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Ministry on This Verse

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Nevertheless.
Neh. 4:11• 11{i}And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come into the midst of them and kill them, and put an end to the work.{/i} (Neh. 4:11)
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Gen. 32:9‑12,28• 9And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, Jehovah, who saidst to me, Return to thy country and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee;
 10I am less than all the mercies and all the truth that thou hast shown unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I am become two companies.
 11Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from Esau's hand; for I fear him, lest he come and smite me, [and] the mother with the children.
 12And thou saidst, I will certainly deal well with thee, and make thy seed as sand of the sea which cannot be numbered for multitude.
 28And he said, Not Jacob shall be called henceforth thy name, but Israel; for thou hast wrestled with God and with men, and hast prevailed. (Gen. 32:9‑12,28)
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2 Kings 19:14‑19• 14{i}And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah{/i} went up into the house of Jehovah and spread it before Jehovah.
 15And Hezekiah prayed before Jehovah, and said, O Jehovah God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubim, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.
 16O Jehovah, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, O Jehovah, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God.
 17{i}Of a truth, Jehovah, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands,{/i}
 18{i}and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone; therefore have they destroyed them.{/i}
 19{i}And now, Jehovah our God, I beseech thee, save us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou, Jehovah, art God, thou only{/i}. (2 Kings 19:14‑19)
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Psa. 50:15• 15And call upon me in the day of trouble:{HR}I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. (Psa. 50:15)
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Psa. 55:16‑22• 16As for me, unto God will I call;{HR}And Jehovah will save me.
 17Evening and morning and noon I will complain and moan;{HR}And he will hear my voice.
 18He redeemed my soul in peace from the war against me,{HR}For many were [contending] with me.
 19God will hear and answer (afflict) them—{HR}He that is seated of old, Selah—{HR}Who have no changes and fear not God.
 20He put forth his hands against those at peace with him;{HR}He profaned his covenant.
 21Smooth as butter was his mouth,{HR}And war his heart;{HR}His words were softer than oil,{HR}And [yet] they are drawn swords.
 22Cast upon Jehovah thy burden ,{HR}And {i}he{/i} will sustain thee;{HR}He will never suffer the righteous to be moved. (Psa. 55:16‑22)
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Luke 6:11‑12• 11{i}But{/i} they were filled with madness, and spoke together among themselves what they should do to Jesus.
 12And it came to pass in those days that he went out into the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God. (Luke 6:11‑12)
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Acts 4:24‑30• 24And they on hearing [it] with one accord lifted up [their] voice unto God and said, Master, thou [art] he that made heaven and the earth, and the sea, and all that in them [is];
 25who by [the] Holy Spirit, [by the] mouth of our father David thy servant, didst say, Why did Gentiles rage and peoples meditate vain things?
 26The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his Anointed.
 27For of a truth in this city against thy holy servant Jesus whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate with Gentiles and peoples of Israel were gathered,
 28to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel foreordained to come to pass.
 29And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and give to thy bondmen with all boldness to speak thy word
 30while thou stretchest forth thy hand for healing, and that signs and wonders be done by the name of thy holy servant Jesus. (Acts 4:24‑30)
set a watch.
Matt. 26:41• 41{i}Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed [is] ready, but the flesh weak.{/i} (Matt. 26:41)
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Luke 21:36• 36But watch, at every season praying that ye may be deemed worthy to escape all these things that are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. (Luke 21:36)
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1 Peter 5:8• 8Be vigilant, watch: your adversary [the] devil as a roaring lion walketh about, seeking whom he may devour; (1 Peter 5:8)
• And what had the children of Israel to meet this array of power on the part of the adversary? They had a leader whose confidence was in God....He thus combined dependence on God, in whom alone he knew his strength and defense to be, with unceasing vigilance against the "roaring lion." (“Exposition on Nehemiah: Nehemiah 4:1-15” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)