16 From that day on, half of my men did the work, while the other half were equipped with spears, shields, bows and armor. The officers posted themselves behind all the people of Judah

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23 Neither I nor my brothers nor my men nor the guards with me took off our clothes; each had his weapon, even when he went for water.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 4:23 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.

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