And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
From that day on, half of my servants worked on construction, and half held the spears, shields, bows, and coats of mail. And the leaders stood behind the whole house of Judah,
וַיְהִ֣י מִן הַיּ֣וֹם הַה֡וּא חֲצִ֣י נְעָרַ֡י עֹשִׂ֡ים בַּמְּלָאכָ֡ה וְחֶצְיָ֡ם מַחֲזִ֡יקִים וְהָרְמָחִ֡ים הַמָּגִנִ֡ים וְהַקְּשָׁת֡וֹת וְהַשִּׁרְיֹנ֡וֹת וְהַשָּׂרִ֡ים אַחֲרֵ֡י כָּל בֵּ֣ית יְהוּדָֽה׃
vayhiy min hayvom hahvʾ ḥaṣiy nʿaray ʿoshiym bamlaʾkah vḥeṣyam maḥaziyqiym vharmaḥiym hamaginiym vhaqshatvot vhashiryonvot vhashariym ʾaḥarey kal beyt yhvdah