Hot — 'Till it be clear and broad day; when the people will be ready in case of an assault. They — The watches appointed to that end. Watches — Nehemiah was now about to return to the court, and left the charge of the city to these in his absence.
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Nehemiah 7:3
3 And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.