4:21 So we worked on, 1 with half 2 holding spears, from dawn till dusk. 3
1 tn Heb “and we were doing the work.”
2 tn Heb “half of them.”
3 tn Heb “from the coming up of the dawn till the coming forth of the stars.”
4 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
5 tn Some have suggested that “Hananiah” is another name for Hanani, Nehemiah’s brother, so that only one individual is mentioned here. However, the third person plural in v. 3 indicates two people are in view.