Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblewho were rebuilding the wall. The laborers who carried materials worked with one hand and held a weapon with the other. Young's Literal Translation The builders on the wall, and the bearers of the burden, those lading, [each] with one of his hands is working in the business, and one is laying hold of the missile. King James Bible They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, [every one] with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other [hand] held a weapon. Hebrew who were rebuildingהַבּוֹנִ֧ים (hab·bō·w·nîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 1129: To build the wall. בַּחוֹמָ֛ה (ba·ḥō·w·māh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2346: A wall of protection The laborers who carried וְהַנֹּשְׂאִ֥ים (wə·han·nō·śə·’îm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take materials בַּסֶּ֖בֶל (bas·se·ḇel) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5447: A load, burden worked עֹשֶׂ֣ה (‘ō·śeh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make with one בְּאַחַ֤ת (bə·’a·ḥaṯ) Preposition-b | Number - feminine singular construct Strong's 259: United, one, first hand יָדוֹ֙ (yā·ḏōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand and held מַחֲזֶ֥קֶת (ma·ḥă·ze·qeṯ) Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer a weapon הַשָּֽׁלַח׃ (haš·šā·laḥ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7973: A missile of attack, spear, a shoot of growth, branch with the other. וְאַחַ֖ת (wə·’a·ḥaṯ) Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first |