Nehemiah 4:6-8

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⁶ So we rebuilt [^Land connected/joined together] the wall to half its height, because the people were ·willing to [enthusiastic in their; ^Lhad a heart to] work.

⁷ But Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the people from Ashdod were very angry when they heard that the repairs to Jerusalem’s walls were continuing and that the ·holes [gaps; breaches] in the wall were being closed. ⁸ So they all made plans to come to Jerusalem and fight and ·stir up trouble [cause confusion/a disturbance].