Nehemiah 4:9

וַנִּתְפַּלֵּ֖ל אֶל אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ וַנַּעֲמִ֨יד מִשְׁמָ֧ר עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם יוֹמָ֥ם וָלַ֖יְלָה מִפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃

vanitpalel ʾel ʾeloheynv vanaʿamiyd mishmar ʿaleyhem yvomam valaylah mipneyhem

King James Version (KJV)

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

Modern English

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