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 wrought in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.

And let us do the work: and let one half of us hold our spears from the rising of the morning, till the stars appear.

And we laboured in the work; and half of them held the spears from the rising of the dawn till the stars appeared.

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

And we are working in the business, and half of them are keeping hold of the spears, from the going up of the dawn till the coming forth of the stars.

So we went on with the work: and half of them had spears in their hands from the dawn of the morning till the stars were seen.

And so let us accomplish the work. And let one half part of us hold spears, from the ascent of dawn until the stars come out."

So we laboured in the work,.... Of building the wall: and half of them held the spears; and other weapons before mentioned, Nehemiah 4:16
from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared; that is, from morning to evening, the space of time the builders and labourers worked.