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Every one of the builders had his sword girded at his side as he built. And the one who sounded the trumpet was beside me.
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Then I said to the nobles, the rulers, and the rest of the people, "The work is great and extensive, and we are separated far from one another on the wall.
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Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us."
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So we labored in the work, and half of the men held the spears from daybreak until the stars appeared.
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At the same time I also said to the people, "Let each man and his servant stay at night in Jerusalem, that they may be our guard by night and a working party by day."
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So neither I, my brethren, my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me took off our clothes, except that everyone took them off for washing.