Nehemiah 4:17
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
who were rebuilding the wall. The laborers who carried materials worked with one hand and held a weapon with the other.

Young's Literal Translation
The builders on the wall, and the bearers of the burden, those lading, [each] with one of his hands is working in the business, and one is laying hold of the missile.

King James Bible
They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, [every one] with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other [hand] held a weapon.

Hebrew
who were rebuilding
הַבּוֹנִ֧ים (hab·bō·w·nîm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 1129: To build

the wall.
בַּחוֹמָ֛ה (ba·ḥō·w·māh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2346: A wall of protection

The laborers who carried
וְהַנֹּשְׂאִ֥ים (wə·han·nō·śə·’îm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take

materials
בַּסֶּ֖בֶל (bas·se·ḇel)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5447: A load, burden

worked
עֹשֶׂ֣ה (‘ō·śeh)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

with one
בְּאַחַ֤ת (bə·’a·ḥaṯ)
Preposition-b | Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 259: United, one, first

hand
יָדוֹ֙ (yā·ḏōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

and held
מַחֲזֶ֥קֶת (ma·ḥă·ze·qeṯ)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer

a weapon
הַשָּֽׁלַח׃ (haš·šā·laḥ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7973: A missile of attack, spear, a shoot of growth, branch

with the other.
וְאַחַ֖ת (wə·’a·ḥaṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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