Nehemiah 4:16-21 (4:10) And it came to pass from that day forth, that the half of my young men wrought at the work, while the other half of them were holding the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats of mail; and the princes stood behind all the house of Judah.

Leeser⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁶ ^(4:10) And it came to pass from that day forth, that the half of my young men wrought at the work, while the other half of them were holding the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats of mail; and the princes stood behind all the house of Judah. ¹⁷ ^(4:11) Those that built on the wall, and those that bore burdens, with those that loaded,—every one with one of his hands wrought on the work, and with the other hand held a weapon. ¹⁸ ^(4:12) And the builders had every one his sword fastened around his loins while they were building; and he that blew the cornet stood alongside of me. ¹⁹ ^(4:13) And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and extensive, and we are separated upon the wall, distant one from another. ²⁰ ^(4:14) In what place then ye hear the sound of the cornet, thither must ye assemble unto us: our God will fight for us. ²¹ ^(4:15) So we labored at the work, while the half of them were holding the spears from the rising of the morning-dawn till the stars appeared.