King James Version (KJV)
So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work.
Modern English
So we built the wall. And all the wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.
Hebrew
וַנִּבְנֶ֖ה אֶת הַחוֹמָ֑ה וַתִּדָּבֵ֤ק כָּל הַחוֹמָה֙ עַד חֶצְיָ֔הּ וַיְהִ֥י לֵ֣ב לָעָ֖ם לַעֲשֽׂׂוֹת׃
vanibneh ʾet haḥvomah vatidabeq kal haḥvomah ʿad ḥeṣyah vayhiy leb laʿam laʿasvot