Nehemia 4:11

4:11 Our adversaries also boasted, ¹  “Before they are aware or anticipate ²  anything, we will come in among them and kill them, and we will bring this work to a halt!”

Nehemia 4:18

4:18 The builders to a man had their swords strapped to their sides while they were building. But the trumpeter ³  remained with me.

[4:11]  ¹ tn Heb “said.”

[4:11]  ² tn Heb “see.”

[4:18]  ³ tn Heb “the one blowing the shophar.”