Nehemiah 4:19
Good News Translation
I told the people and their officials and leaders, "The work is spread out over such a distance that we are widely separated from one another on the wall.

New Revised Standard Version
And I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “The work is great and widely spread out, and we are separated far from one another on the wall.

Contemporary English Version
I told the people and their officials and leaders, "Our work is so spread out, that we are a long way from one another.

New American Bible
for I had said to the nobles, the magistrates, and the rest of the people: “Our work is scattered and extensive, and we are widely separated from one another along the wall;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I said to the nobles, and to the magistrates, and to the rest of the common people: The work is great and wide, and we are separated on the wall one far from another:

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And I said to the nobles, and to the magistrates, and to the rest of the common people: The work is great and wide, and we are separated on the wall one far from another:

Context
Discouragement Overcome
18For every one of the builders was girded with a sword about his reins. And they built, and sounded with a trumpet by me. 19And I said to the nobles, and to the magistrates, and to the rest of the common people: The work is great and wide, and we are separated on the wall one far from another:20In what place soever you shall hear the sound of the trumpet, run all thither unto us: our God will fight for us.…
Cross References
Nehemiah 4:18
For every one of the builders was girded with a sword about his reins. And they built, and sounded with a trumpet by me.

Nehemiah 4:20
In what place soever you shall hear the sound of the trumpet, run all thither unto us: our God will fight for us.

Nehemiah 4:18
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