Even though he was governor of Jerusalem, Nehemiah daily toiled alongside his fellow Israelites “from the ascending of the dawn until the stars came out. ”
ثُمَّ أَخَذَ عَلَى عَاتِقِهِ ٱلْمُهِمَّةَ ٱلضَّخْمَةَ أَنْ يَبْنِيَ سُورَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ .‏