SEV Biblia, Chapter 4:17
Los que edificaban en el muro, y los que llevaban cargas y los que cargaban, con una mano trabajaban en la obra, y en la otra tenían la espada.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 4:17
Verse 17. With one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.] That is, he had his arms at hand, and was as fully prepared to fight as to work. So OVID, Epist. xi., Canace Macario, ver. i. - Si qua tamen caecis errabunt scripta lituris, Oblitus a dominae caede libellus erit: Dextra tenet calamum; strictum tenet altera ferrum: Et jacet in gremio charta soluta meo. If streaming blood my fatal letter stain, Imagine, ere you read, the writer slain.
One hand the sword, and one the pen employs, And in my lap the ready paper lies. DRYDEN.
By this mode of speech Canace does not intimate to her brother Macarius, that she actually held the sword in one hand while she held the pen in the other, but that she had it ready to slay herself as soon as she had written the epistle.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 16-23 - We must watch always against spiritual enemies, and not expect that ou warfare will be over till our work is ended. The word of God is the sword of the Spirit, which we ought to have always at hand, and neve to have to seek for it, either in our labours, or in our conflicts, a Christians. Every true Christian is both a labourer and a soldier working with one hand, and fighting with the other. Good work is likel to go on with success, when those who labour in it, make a business of it. And Satan fears to assault the watchful Christian; or, if attacked the Lord fights for him. Thus must we wait to the close of life, neve putting off our armour till our work and warfare are ended; then we shall be welcomed to the rest and joy of our Lord __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
הבונים 1129 בחומה 2346 והנשׂאים 5375 בסבל 5447 עמשׂים 6006 באחת 259 ידו 3027 עשׂה 6213 במלאכה 4399 ואחת 259 מחזקת 2388 השׁלח׃ 7973
