Gefunden 291 Ergebnisse für: Resistance To The Work
Up rose the high priest Eliasib, and his priestly brethren with him, and rebuilt the Shepherds’ Gate; handselled it, and set up its doors, handselled the work all the way to Hundred-cubit Tower, all the way to the Tower of Hananeel. (Nehemiah 3, 1)
then the folk of Thecue, though never a shoulder did their chieftains put to the Lord’s work. (Nehemiah 3, 5)
There among his kinsmen, there before a throng of Samaritan folk, he taunted us: What are they about, these starveling Jews? Do they think we Gentiles will let them have their way? Or do they think to handsel their work at dawn and have it finished by nightfall? From those charred ashes can they make stones to build with? (Nehemiah 4, 2)
and thenceforward the warriors among us were divided into two companies; one of these remained at work, while behind them, under the clan chiefs of Juda, the rest stood arrayed for battle, with lance and shield, bow and breastplate. (Nehemiah 4, 16)
And even while they were at work, built they or loaded or carried loads, it was one hand to work with, and one closing still on a javelin;✻ (Nehemiah 4, 17)
We officers✻ too must take our share in the work, only half of us standing by with our spears, from dawn till the stars rise. (Nehemiah 4, 21)
and Sabathai and Jozabed, these were in charge of the work the Levites did beyond the temple precincts; (Nehemiah 11, 16)
His wife Anna went every day to work at the loom, bringing home what earnings she could; (Tobit 2, 19)
Wouldst thou make as short work with me as thou didst with those seven? At that, Sara withdrew to an upper room of the house, and for three days and nights would neither eat nor drink; (Tobit 3, 10)
and gave him a charge; Let these rules of mine, said he, be the frame-work of thy life, my son. (Tobit 4, 2)
When news reached Holofernes, the Assyrian commander, that the Israelites were for offering resistance, and had secured the mountain passes, (Judith 5, 1)
Please it the king’s grace, she answered, let the Jews be free to continue this day’s work to-morrow; and let the bodies of Aman’s sons be hanged on gibbets. (Esther 9, 13)
