Nehemiah 4:23 (WEB)

Passage

So neither I, nor my brothers, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us took off our clothes. Everyone took his weapon to the water.

Nearby Context

Nehemiah 4:21 So we did the work. Half of the people held the spears from the rising of the morning until the stars appeared.

Nehemiah 4:22 Likewise at the same time said I to the people, “Let everyone with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and may labor in the day.”

Nehemiah 4:23 So neither I, nor my brothers, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us took off our clothes. Everyone took his weapon to the water.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "neither", "brothers", "servants", "guard", "followed", "none", "took", and "clothes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "neither" and "brothers", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Likewise at the same time said I...", giving immediate footing for "neither" and "brothers". In Nehemiah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "neither" and "brothers" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.