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Nehemiah 4:6
So we rebuilt the wall until all of it was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Nehemiah reports the resumption of Jerusalem’s wall reconstruction to the community and surrounding adversaries at a moment when labor had restarted despite active opposition. The narrative moves from his preceding prayer in verse 5 to a factual account of the builders' collective progress.
The words — The Hebrew וַתִּקָּשֵׁר (vattiqāšer) literally means "it was joined together," describing how the separate stone sections were physically connected. This verb marks the tangible advancement of the repair work as the builders linked the wall sections.
The thread — The progression of the wall points directly to Nehemiah 6:15, which records the final completion of the structure in fifty-two days. The underlying principle of divine enablement for human labor parallels Philippians 2:13, where God works in people to will and act according to His purpose.
Why it lands — The text states that the wall reached half its height because the people possessed a deliberate willingness to work. It requires the reader to acknowledge that sustained progress depends on committed labor rather than passive expectation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.
Cross-references
- Philippians 2:13 For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.
- 1 Chronicles 29:3 Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:
- Nehemiah 6:15 So the wall was completed in fifty-two days, on the twenty-fifth of Elul.
- Hebrews 13:21 equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
- 1 Chronicles 29:14 But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from You, and from Your own hand we have given to You.
- 1 Chronicles 29:17 I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.
- Psalms 110:3 Your people shall be willing on Your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, to You belongs the dew of Your youth.
- 2 Chronicles 29:36 Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced at what God had prepared for the people, because everything had been accomplished so quickly.
- 2 Corinthians 8:16 But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you.