Nehemiah 4:17-19

English Standard Version

¹⁷ who were building on the wall. Those who carried burdens were loaded in such a way that each labored on the work with one hand and held his weapon with the other. ¹⁸ And each of the builders had his sword strapped at his side while he built. The man who sounded the trumpet was beside me. ¹⁹ And I said to ^(A)the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, “The work is great and widely spread, and we are separated on the wall, far from one another.