The work continues under intensified pressure: "So we labored on the wall, and the whole wall was joined together to half its height; for the people had a mind to work." Despite the ongoing military threat and the added burden of maintaining defensive readiness, the project makes substantial progress toward completion. The reiteration of the phrase "the people had a mind to work" emphasizes that continued commitment to the goal, now under even more challenging circumstances, sustains the project. The completion to half its height marks a psychological milestone; the wall is now too tall to be easily breached or climbed, providing the community with growing confidence in the project's feasibility.

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