So we prayed to our God and stationed a guard to protect against them ¹  both day and night.

biblegateway Neh 4:9

But we prayed to our God, and because of them we set up a guard against them day and night.

So we prayed to our God and stationed a guard because of them day and night.

But we prayed to our God and set guards to protect us day and night.

biblegateway Neh 4:9

But we prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night to meet this threat.

And we prayed to our God and set a guard as a protection against them day and night.

bibleoremus Neh 4:9

So we prayed to our God, and set a guard as a protection against them day and night.

So we prayed to our God, and posted a guard against them day and night.

biblegateway Neh 4:9

Nevertheless we made our prayer to our God, and because of them we set a watch against them day and night.

Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.

biblegateway Neh 4:9

So we prayed to our God and stationed a guard to protect against them ¹  both day and night.

¹ tn Heb “against them.” The words “to protect” are added in the translation for the sake of clarity and smoothness. Some emend MT עֲלֵיהֶם (’alehem, “against them”) to עָלֶיהָ (’aleha, “against it,” i.e., Jerusalem).