Nehemiah 4:21-23

EasyEnglish Bible

²¹ We continued to work on the wall every day, from dawn until it became dark. Half of the men held spears to be our guards. ²² I said to the people, ‘Everybody must stay in Jerusalem each night, together with those who are helping them. Then they can be our guards to keep us safe at night. During each day they can do the work.’

²³ I did not take my clothes off at night time, and neither did any of my friends. The workers and the guards who were with me kept their clothes on all the time. Everyone carried his own weapon whatever he was doing.