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And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.
So
Abram brought all these to Him, split each of them down the middle, and laid the
halves opposite each other. The birds, however, he did not cut in
half.
And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden
earring of
half a
shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;
And after the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring weighing a beka, and two gold bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels.
And Moses took
half of the blood, and put it in basons; and
half of the blood he
sprinkled on the altar.
Moses took
half of the blood and put it in
bowls, and the other
half he
sprinkled on the altar.
And they shall make an ark of
shittim wood: two cubits and a
half shall be the length thereof, and a
cubit and a
half the breadth thereof, and a
cubit and a
half the height thereof.
And they are to construct an ark of
acacia wood, two and a
half cubits long, a
cubit and a
half wide, and a
cubit and a
half high.
And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a
half shall be the length thereof, and a
cubit and a
half the breadth thereof.
And you are to construct a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a
half cubits long and a
cubit and a
half wide.
Thou shalt also make a table of
shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a
cubit the breadth thereof, and a
cubit and a
half the height thereof.
You are also to make a table of
acacia wood two cubits long, a
cubit wide, and a
cubit and a
half high.
And the
remnant that remaineth of the curtains of the tent, the
half curtain that remaineth, shall
hang over the
backside of the tabernacle.
As for the
overlap that remains of the tent curtains, the
half curtain that is left over shall
hang down over the back of the tabernacle.
Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a
cubit and a
half shall be the breadth of one board.
Each frame is to be ten cubits long and a
cubit and a
half wide.
And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar.
This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered,
half a
shekel after the
shekel of the sanctuary: (a
shekel is twenty gerahs:) an
half shekel shall be the offering of the LORD.
Everyone who crosses over to those counted must pay a
half shekel, according to the sanctuary
shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This
half shekel is an offering to the LORD.
The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than
half a
shekel, when they give an offering unto the LORD, to make an
atonement for your souls.
In making the offering to the LORD to
atone for your lives, the rich shall not give more than a
half shekel, nor shall the poor give less.
Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure
myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet
cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet
calamus two hundred and fifty shekels,
The length of a board was ten cubits, and the breadth of a board one
cubit and a
half.
Each frame was ten cubits long and a
cubit and a
half wide.
And Bezaleel made the ark of
shittim wood: two cubits and a
half was the length of it, and a
cubit and a
half the breadth of it, and a
cubit and a
half the height of it:
Bezalel went on to construct the ark of
acacia wood, two and a
half cubits long, a
cubit and a
half wide, and a
cubit and a
half high.
And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a
half was the length thereof, and one
cubit and a
half the breadth thereof.
He constructed a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a
half cubits long and a
cubit and a
half wide.
And he made the table of
shittim wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a
cubit the breadth thereof, and a
cubit and a
half the height thereof:
He also made the table of
acacia wood two cubits long, a
cubit wide, and a
cubit and a
half high.
And he made for the altar a
brasen grate of network under the compass thereof beneath unto the midst of it.
A
bekah for every man, that is,
half a
shekel, after the
shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men.
a beka per person, that is,
half a
shekel, according to the sanctuary
shekel, from
everyone twenty years of age or older who had crossed over to be numbered, a total of 603,550 men.
This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the LORD in the day when he is
anointed; the tenth part of an
ephah of fine flour for a meat offering perpetual,
half of it in the morning, and
half thereof at night.
“This is the offering that Aaron and his sons must present to the LORD on the day he is
anointed: a tenth of an
ephah of fine flour as a regular grain offering,
half of it in the morning and
half in the evening.
Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is
half consumed when he cometh out of his mother’s
womb.
Please do not let her be like a
stillborn infant whose flesh is
half consumed when he comes out of his mother’s
womb.”
Then shall he bring with a
bullock a meat offering of three tenth deals of flour mingled with
half an
hin of oil.
present with the bull a grain offering of three-tenths of an
ephah of fine flour mixed with
half a
hin of olive oil.
And thou shalt bring for a drink offering
half an
hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Also present
half a
hin of wine as a drink offering. It is an offering made by fire, a pleasing
aroma to the LORD.
And their drink offerings shall be
half an
hin of wine unto a
bullock, and the third part of an
hin unto a ram, and a fourth part of an
hin unto a lamb: this is the burnt offering of every month throughout the months of the year.
Their drink offerings shall be
half a
hin of wine with each bull, a third of a
hin with the ram, and a quarter
hin with each lamb. This is the monthly burnt offering to be made at each new moon throughout the year.
Take it of their
half, and give it unto
Eleazar the priest, for an
heave offering of the LORD.
Take it from their
half and give it to
Eleazar the priest as an offering to the LORD.
And of the children of Israel’s
half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the
beeves, of the
asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.
From the Israelites’
half, take one out of every fifty, whether persons, cattle,
donkeys, sheep, or other animals, and give them to the Levites who keep charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.”
And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep:
This was the half portion for those who had gone to war:
And of the children of Israel’s
half, which Moses divided from the men that
warred,
From the Israelites’ half, which Moses had set apart from the men who had gone to war,
(Now the
half that
pertained unto the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep,
this half belonged to the congregation: 337,500 sheep,
Even of the children of Israel’s half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
From the Israelites’ half, Moses took one out of every fifty persons and animals and gave them to the Levites who kept charge of the tabernacle of the LORD, as the LORD had commanded him.
And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of
Gad, and to the children of
Reuben, and unto
half the tribe of
Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the
Amorites, and the kingdom of
Og king of
Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about.
So Moses gave to the Gadites, to the Reubenites, and to the
half-tribe of
Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the
Amorites and the kingdom of
Og king of
Bashan—the land including its cities and the territory surrounding them.
And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall
inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the
half tribe:
So Moses commanded the Israelites, “
Apportion this land by lot as an inheritance. The LORD has commanded that it be given to the nine and a
half tribes.
For the tribe of the children of
Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of
Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and
half the tribe of
Manasseh have received their inheritance:
For the tribes of the Reubenites and Gadites, along with the
half-tribe of
Manasseh, have already received their inheritance.
The two tribes and the
half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near
Jericho eastward, toward the
sunrising.
These two and a
half tribes have received their inheritance across the Jordan from
Jericho, toward the
sunrise.”
And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river
Arnon, and
half mount
Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites.
So at that time we took possession of this land. To the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the land beyond Aroer along the
Arnon Valley, and
half the hill country of
Gilead, along with its cities.
And the rest of
Gilead, and all
Bashan, being the kingdom of
Og, gave I unto the
half tribe of
Manasseh; all the region of
Argob, with all
Bashan, which was called the land of giants.
And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from
Gilead even unto the river
Arnon half the valley, and the border even unto the river
Jabbok, which is the border of the children of
Ammon;
and to the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the territory from
Gilead to the
Arnon Valley (the middle of the valley was the border) and up to the
Jabbok River, the border of the
Ammonites.
And we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance unto the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the
half tribe of
Manasseh.
We took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the
half-tribe of
Manasseh.
And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to
half the tribe of
Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying,
But to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the
half-tribe of
Manasseh, Joshua said,
And the children of
Reuben, and the children of
Gad, and
half the tribe of
Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them:
The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the
half-tribe of
Manasseh crossed over before the Israelites, armed for battle as Moses had
instructed them.
And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them;
half of them over against mount
Gerizim, and
half of them over against mount
Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should
bless the people of Israel.
All Israel, foreigners and citizens alike, with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the LORD facing the
Levitical priests who carried it.
Half of the people stood in front of Mount
Gerizim and
half of them in front of Mount
Ebal, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded earlier, to
bless the people of Israel.
Sihon king of the
Amorites, who dwelt in
Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river
Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from
half Gilead, even unto the river
Jabbok, which is the border of the children of
Ammon;
And reigned in mount
Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all
Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and
half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of
Heshbon.
He ruled over Mount
Hermon, Salecah, all of
Bashan up to the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and
half of
Gilead to the border of Sihon king of
Heshbon.
Them did Moses the servant of the LORD and the children of Israel
smite: and Moses the servant of the LORD gave it for a possession unto the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the
half tribe of
Manasseh.
Moses, the servant of the LORD, and the Israelites had struck them down and given their land as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the
half-tribe of
Manasseh.
Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the
half tribe of
Manasseh,
Now therefore divide this land as an inheritance to the nine tribes and the
half-tribe of
Manasseh.”
With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the LORD gave them;
The other
half of
Manasseh, along with the Reubenites and Gadites, had received the inheritance Moses had given them beyond the Jordan to the east, just as Moses the servant of the LORD had assigned to them:
And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of
Gilead, and
half the land of the children of
Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah;
The territory of Jazer, all the cities of
Gilead, and
half the land of the
Ammonites as far as Aroer, near Rabbah;
And Moses gave inheritance unto the
half tribe of
Manasseh: and this was the possession of the
half tribe of the children of
Manasseh by their families.
This is what Moses had given to the clans of the
half-tribe of
Manasseh, that is, to
half the tribe of the descendants of
Manasseh:
And
half Gilead, and
Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of
Og in
Bashan, were pertaining unto the children of Machir the son of
Manasseh, even to the one
half of the children of Machir by their families.
half of
Gilead; and
Ashtaroth and Edrei, the royal cities of
Og in
Bashan. All this was for the clans of the descendants of Machir son of
Manasseh, that is,
half of the descendants of Machir.
By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe.
Their inheritance was assigned by lot for the nine and a half tribes, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.
For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and an half tribe on the other side Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave none inheritance among them.
For Moses had given the inheritance east of the Jordan to the other two and a half tribes. But he granted no inheritance among them to the Levites.
But the Levites have no part among you; for the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance: and
Gad, and
Reuben, and
half the tribe of
Manasseh, have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them.
The Levites, however, have no portion among you, because their inheritance is the priesthood of the LORD. And
Gad,
Reuben, and
half the tribe of
Manasseh have already received the inheritance that Moses the servant of the LORD gave them beyond the Jordan to the east.”
And the rest of the children of
Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of
Dan, and out of the
half tribe of
Manasseh, ten cities.
The remaining descendants of
Kohath received ten cities by lot from the tribes of Ephraim,
Dan, and the
half-tribe of
Manasseh.
And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of
Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of
Naphtali, and out of the
half tribe of
Manasseh in
Bashan, thirteen cities.
And out of the
half tribe of
Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and
Gath-
rimmon with her suburbs; two cities.
And from the
half-tribe of
Manasseh they were given Taanach and
Gath-
rimmon—two cities, together with their pasturelands.
And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other
half tribe of
Manasseh they gave Golan in
Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the
slayer; and Beesh-terah with her suburbs; two cities.
This is what the
Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: From the
half-tribe of
Manasseh they were given Golan in
Bashan, a city of refuge for the
manslayer, and Beeshterah—two cities, together with their pasturelands.
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the
half tribe of
Manasseh,
Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the
half-tribe of
ManassehNow to the one
half of the tribe of
Manasseh Moses had given possession in
Bashan: but unto the other
half thereof gave Joshua among their brethren on this side Jordan westward. And when Joshua sent them away also unto their tents, then he blessed them,
(To the
half-tribe of
Manasseh Moses had given land in
Bashan, and to the other
half Joshua gave land on the west side of the Jordan among their brothers.) When Joshua sent them to their homes he blessed them,
And the children of
Reuben and the children of
Gad and the
half tribe of
Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of
Shiloh, which is in the land of
Canaan, to go unto the country of
Gilead, to the land of their possession,
whereof they were possessed, according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
So the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the
half-tribe of
Manasseh left the Israelites at
Shiloh in the land of
Canaan to return to their own land of
Gilead, which they had acquired according to the command of the LORD through Moses.
And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that are in the land of
Canaan, the children of
Reuben and the children of
Gad and the
half tribe of
Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar to see to.
And when they came to Geliloth near the Jordan in the land of
Canaan, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the
half-tribe of
Manasseh built an imposing altar there by the Jordan.
And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the children of
Reuben and the children of
Gad and the
half tribe of
Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of
Canaan, in the borders of Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel.
Then the Israelites received the report: “Behold, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the
half-tribe of
Manasseh have built an altar on the border of the land of
Canaan, at Geliloth near the Jordan on the
Israelite side.”
And they came unto the children of
Reuben, and to the children of
Gad, and to the
half tribe of
Manasseh, unto the land of
Gilead, and they spake with them, saying,
They went to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the
half-tribe of
Manasseh in the land of
Gilead and said to them,
Then the children of
Reuben and the children of
Gad and the
half tribe of
Manasseh answered, and said unto the heads of the thousands of Israel,
Then the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the
half-tribe of
Manasseh answered the leaders of the clans of Israel:
And that first slaughter, which
Jonathan and his armourbearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were an
half acre of land, which a yoke of oxen might
plow.
In that first
assault,
Jonathan and his
armor-bearer struck down about twenty men over
half an acre of land.
Wherefore Hanun took David’s servants, and
shaved off the one
half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.
So Hanun took David’s servants,
shaved off
half of each man’s
beard, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.
But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we
flee away, they will not care for us; neither if
half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou succour us out of the city.
But the people
pleaded, “You must not go out! For if we have to
flee, they will pay no attention to us. Even if
half of us die, they will not care; but you are worth ten thousand of us. It is better for now if you support us from the city.”
Then the king went on to
Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him: and all the people of Judah conducted the king, and also
half the people of Israel.
Then the king went on to
Gilgal, and Chimham crossed over with him. All the troops of Judah and
half the troops of Israel
escorted the king.
And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
and the king declared, “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.”
And the mouth of it within the
chapiter and above was a
cubit: but the mouth thereof was round after the work of the base, a
cubit and an
half: and also upon the mouth of it were gravings with their borders,
foursquare, not round.
The opening to each stand inside the crown at the top was one
cubit deep, with a round opening like the design of a
pedestal, a
cubit and a
half wide. And around its opening were engravings, but the panels of the stands were square, not round.
And under the borders were four wheels; and the axletrees of the wheels were joined to the base: and the height of a wheel was a
cubit and a
half a
cubit.
There were four wheels under the panels, and the axles of the wheels were attached to the stand; each wheel was a
cubit and a
half in diameter.
And in the top of the base was there a round compass of
half a
cubit high: and on the top of the base the ledges thereof and the borders thereof were of the same.
At the top of each stand was a circular band
half a
cubit high. The supports and panels were cast as a unit with the top of the stand.
Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the
half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.
But I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told to me. Your wisdom and prosperity have far exceeded the report I heard.
And the man of God said unto the king, If thou
wilt give me
half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place:
But the man of God replied, “If you were to give me half your possessions, I still would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water in this place.
And his servant Zimri, captain of
half his
chariots,
conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself
drunk in the house of Arza
steward of his house in Tirzah.
However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting
drunk in the house of Arza the
steward of his household there, Elah’s servant Zimri, the commander of
half his
chariots,
conspired against him.
Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; and half followed Omri.
At that time the people of Israel were divided: Half of the people supported Tibni son of Ginath as king, and half supported Omri.
And Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites.
These were the descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim:
And the families of Kirjath-jearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites.
Haroeh, half the Manahathites, and the clans of Kiriath-jearim—the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and Eshtaolites.
The sons of Salma;
Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of
Joab, and
half of the Manahethites, the Zorites.
The descendants of Salma:
And the families of the
scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the
Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.
Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-
joab,
half the Manahathites, the Zorites, and the clans of the
scribes who lived at Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the
Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
The sons of
Reuben, and the Gadites, and
half the tribe of
Manasseh, of
valiant men, men able to bear
buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and
threescore, that went out to the war.
The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the
half-tribe of
Manasseh had 44,760 warriors—
valiant men who carried the shield and sword, drew the bow, and were trained for battle.
Now the people of the
half-tribe of
Manasseh were numerous. They settled in the land from
Bashan to
Baal-
hermon (that is, Senir, also known as Mount
Hermon).
And the God of Israel
stirred up the spirit of
Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the
half tribe of
Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.
So the God of Israel
stirred up the spirit of
Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the
half-tribe of
Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.
And unto the sons of
Kohath, which were left of the family of that tribe, were cities given out of the
half tribe, namely, out of the
half tribe of
Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.
To the rest of the Kohathites, ten cities were
allotted from the
half-tribe of
Manasseh.
And out of the
half tribe of
Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs, and Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the
remnant of the sons of
Kohath.
And from the
half-tribe of
Manasseh the remaining clans of the Kohathites were given Aner and Bileam, together with their pasturelands.
Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the
half tribe of
Manasseh, Golan in
Bashan with her suburbs, and
Ashtaroth with her suburbs:
The Gershomites received the following: From the clan of the
half-tribe of
Manasseh they were given Golan in
Bashan and also
Ashtaroth, together with their pasturelands.
And of the
half tribe of
Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king.
From the
half-tribe of
Manasseh: 18,000 designated by name to come and make David king.
And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the
half tribe of
Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand.
And from east of the Jordan, from
Reuben,
Gad, and the
half-tribe of
Manasseh there: 120,000 armed with every kind of weapon of war.
And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the
half tribe of
Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God, and affairs of the king.
Among Jerijah’s relatives there were 2,700 capable men who were heads of families. King David appointed them over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the
half-tribe of
Manasseh for every matter pertaining to God and to the affairs of the king.
Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the
half tribe of
Manasseh,
Joel the son of Pedaiah:
over the Ephraimites was Hoshea son of Azaziah; over one of the
half-tribes of
Manasseh was
Joel son of Pedaiah;
Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one
half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard.
But I did not believe the reports until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not half of the greatness of your wisdom was told to me. You have far exceeded the report I heard.
And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.
Next to them, Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs;
And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.
And next to them, Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of the other half-district of Jerusalem, made repairs, with the help of his daughters.
After him repaired
Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the
half part of Beth-zur, unto the place over against the
sepulchres of David, and to the
pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty.
Beyond him,
Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a
half-district of Beth-zur, made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial
pool and the House of the Mighty.
After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of the half part of Keilah, in his part.
Next to him, the Levites made repairs under Rehum son of Bani, and next to him, Hashabiah, ruler of a half-district of Keilah, made repairs for his district.
After him repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah.
Next to him, their countrymen made repairs under Binnui son of Henadad, ruler of the other half-district of Keilah.
So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.
So we rebuilt the wall until all of it was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.
And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
And from that day on,
half of my servants did the work while the other
half held spears, shields, bows, and
armor. The officers stationed themselves behind all the people of Judah
So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
So we continued the work, while
half of the men held spears from the break of
dawn until the stars came out.
And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,
Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed,
