Nehemiah 4:21-23

Expanded Bible

²¹ So we continued to work with half the men holding spears from ·sunrise [dawn] till the stars came out. ²² At that time I also said to the people, “Let every man and his ·helper [servant] stay inside Jerusalem at night. They can be our guards at night and workmen during the day.” ²³ Neither I, my ·brothers [colleagues], my ·workers [servants], nor the guards with me ever ·took off [changed] our clothes. Each person carried his weapon even when he went for water.