Nehemiah 4:23

KJV1611 – Modern English

So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us took off our clothes, except for washing.

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  • Judg 5:11 : 11 Those who are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they recount the righteous acts of the LORD, the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of His villages in Israel; then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates.
  • Judg 9:48 : 48 And Abimelech went up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, cut down a branch from the trees, and took it and laid it on his shoulder, and said to the people with him, What you have seen me do, hurry and do likewise.
  • Neh 5:16 : 16 Indeed, I also devoted myself to the work on this wall and did not buy any land. All my servants were gathered there for the work.
  • Neh 7:2 : 2 That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man and feared God above many.
  • 1 Cor 15:10 : 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

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  • Neh 4:21-22
    2 verses
    83%

    21So we labored in the work, and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.

    22At the same time I also said to the people, Let every man and his servant stay at night in Jerusalem, that they may be a guard to us by night, and a labor force by day.

  • Ezek 44:17-19
    3 verses
    71%

    17And it shall come to pass, that when they enter the gates of the inner court, they shall wear linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, while they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.

    18They shall have linen turbans upon their heads, and shall have linen trousers upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with anything that causes sweat.

    19And when they go out into the outer court, even into the outer court to the people, they shall take off their garments in which they ministered, and lay them in the holy chambers, and they shall put on other garments; and they shall not sanctify the people with their garments.

  • Song 5:3
    70%

    3I have taken off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?

  • Neh 5:16
    70%

    16Indeed, I also devoted myself to the work on this wall and did not buy any land. All my servants were gathered there for the work.

  • Lev 16:4
    69%

    4He shall put on the holy linen tunic, and he shall have the linen trousers upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen sash, and with the linen turban he shall be attired: these are holy garments; therefore he shall wash his flesh in water, and put them on.

  • Lev 15:16-17
    2 verses
    68%

    16And if any man's seed of emission goes out from him, then he shall wash all his body in water, and be unclean until the evening.

    17And every garment, and every leather, where there is the seed of emission, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the evening.

  • Neh 7:3
    68%

    3And I said to them, Do not let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot; and while they are standing by, let them shut and bar the doors: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one opposite his house.

  • Jer 36:24
    67%

    24Yet they were not afraid, nor did they tear their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words.

  • Neh 4:15-19
    5 verses
    67%

    15And it happened, when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and God had brought their plan to nothing, that we all returned to the wall, each to his work.

    16And it came to pass from that time on, that half of my servants did the work, and the other half held the spears, the shields, the bows, and the armor; and the leaders stood behind all the house of Judah.

    17Those who built on the wall, and those who carried burdens, loaded themselves so that with one hand they worked in the construction, and with the other held a weapon.

    18For every builder had his sword girded at his side as he built. And the one who sounded the trumpet was beside me.

    19Then I said to the nobles, the rulers, and the rest of the people, The work is great and extensive, and we are separated on the wall, far from one another.

  • Ezra 8:15
    67%

    15And I gathered them together by the river that flows to Ahava; and there we stayed in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi.

  • Neh 2:15-16
    2 verses
    67%

    15Then I went up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the valley gate, and so returned.

    16And the rulers did not know where I had gone, or what I had done; I had not yet told it to the Jews, the priests, the nobles, the rulers, or the rest who did the work.

  • Lev 14:47
    67%

    47And he that lies in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eats in the house shall wash his clothes.

  • Ezra 4:14
    67%

    14Now because we have maintenance from the king's palace, and it was not proper for us to see the king's dishonor, therefore we have sent and certified the king;

  • Neh 13:30
    67%

    30Thus I cleansed them of everything foreign, and I assigned duties to the priests and the Levites, each to his service,

  • Neh 2:12
    67%

    12Then I arose in the night, I and a few men with me; I told no one what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem; nor was there any animal with me, except the one I rode upon.

  • Deut 23:10-11
    2 verses
    66%

    10If there is among you any man, who is not clean because of uncleanness that happens to him by night, then he shall go outside the camp, he shall not come within the camp:

    11But it shall be, when evening comes on, he shall wash himself with water; and when the sun is down, he shall come back into the camp.

  • Lev 17:16
    66%

    16But if he does not wash them, nor bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.

  • Neh 4:9
    66%

    9Nevertheless we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

  • Neh 9:1
    66%

    1On the twenty-fourth day of this month, the children of Israel gathered with fasting and wearing sackcloth, and with earth upon them.

  • Ezra 8:21-22
    2 verses
    66%

    21Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from him a safe journey for us, our little ones, and all our goods.

    22For I was ashamed to request from the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to protect us against the enemy on the way, because we had spoken to the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all those for good who seek him; but his power and his wrath are against all who forsake him.

  • Dan 3:21
    66%

    21Then these men were bound in their coats, their trousers, their turbans, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

  • John 13:4
    66%

    4He rose from supper, laid aside his garments, took a towel, and girded himself.

  • Ezra 9:3-5
    3 verses
    66%

    3And when I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my mantle, and pulled out the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonished.

    4Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel assembled to me, because of the transgression of those who had been carried away; and I sat astonished until the evening sacrifice.

    5And at the evening sacrifice I arose from my heaviness, and having torn my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees and spread out my hands to the LORD my God,

  • Job 24:7
    66%

    7They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, so they have no covering in the cold.

  • Dan 3:27
    66%

    27And the princes, governors, captains, and the king's counselors gathered together, and they saw these men on whose bodies the fire had no power; the hair of their head was not singed, nor were their coats changed, nor had the smell of fire passed on them.

  • Num 31:20
    66%

    20And purify all your clothing, all that is made of skin, all work of goats' hair, and everything made of wood.

  • Ezek 23:15
    66%

    15Girded with sashes upon their loins, excellently attired upon their heads, all of them looking like princes, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity:

  • Neh 13:22
    65%

    22And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and come and guard the gates, to sanctify the Sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of Your mercy.

  • Esth 4:4
    65%

    4So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told her. Then the queen was exceedingly grieved, and she sent garments to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him, but he would not accept them.

  • Num 31:24
    65%

    24And you shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you shall be clean, and afterward you shall come into the camp.

  • Num 8:7
    65%

    7And thus shall you do to them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purification upon them, let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and make themselves clean.

  • Lev 15:5
    65%

    5And whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.

  • Acts 21:23
    65%

    23Do therefore what we tell you: We have four men who have taken a vow upon themselves;

  • 1 Chr 19:4
    65%

    4Therefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, close to their buttocks, and sent them away.

  • Ezra 8:24
    65%

    24Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

  • Neh 12:30
    65%

    30The priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.

  • Lev 15:27
    65%

    27And whoever touches those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.