Nehemiah 4:21
So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
So wee laboured in the worke: and halfe of them held the speares, from the rising of the morning, til the starres appeared.
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10But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
10But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed vpon me, was not in vaine: But I laboured more abundantly then they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me:
- 1 Corinthians 15:58Rank 4 from verse 21
58Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
58Therefore my beloued brethren, be yee stedfast, vnmoueable, alwayes abounding in the worke of the Lord, forasmuch as you know that your labour is not in vaine in the Lord.
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Nehemiah 4:21
1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Sense 1: Labour, occupation, an assigned task, or service. Sense 2: An action, deed, operation, effect, product, thing made, or manner of workmanship. Sense 3: To labour, act, operate, perform, make, produce, accomplish, or bring about.
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In part, or in an equal part or degree.
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1. Kept or possessed. 2. Maintained. 3. Restrained. 4. Regarded or accounted.
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Sense 1: Present-participial or verbal-noun form of rise: getting up, ascending, appearing, increasing, beginning, proceeding to act, attaining authority, or returning from the dead. Sense 2: A raised or swollen area, especially in the skin.
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Sense 1: The beginning or early part of the day, including hours before daylight. Sense 2: The dawn or a beginning compared with dawn.
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Sense 1: To cultivate, plough, dress, and work soil for crops. Sense 2: As a time or limit word, until, up to, or as far as the stated point, condition, or event.
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1. Lights seen in the heavens. 2. Persons or powers represented by stars.
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1. Came into sight or presence; became visible or manifest. 2. Seemed or had an outward appearance.
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20In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.
20In what place therefore ye heare the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither vnto vs: our God shal fight for vs.
21So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
21So wee laboured in the worke: and halfe of them held the speares, from the rising of the morning, til the starres appeared.
Selected passage22Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day.
22Likewise at the same time said I vnto the people, Let euery one, with his seruant, lodge within Ierusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to vs, and labour on the day.