Verse 6
Nehemiah 6:6
New Living Translation
6
and this is what it said: “There is a rumor among the surrounding nations, and Geshem tells me it is true, that you and the Jews are planning to rebel and that is why you are building the wall. According to his reports, you plan to be their king.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
כָּת֣וּב בָּ֗/הּ בַּ/גּוֹיִ֤ם נִשְׁמָע֙ וְ/גַשְׁמ֣וּ אֹמֵ֔ר אַתָּ֤ה וְ/הַ/יְּהוּדִים֙ חֹשְׁבִ֣ים לִ/מְר֔וֹד עַל כֵּ֛ן אַתָּ֥ה בוֹנֶ֖ה הַ/חוֹמָ֑ה וְ/אַתָּ֗ה הֹוֶ֤ה לָ/הֶם֙ לְ/מֶ֔לֶךְ כַּ/דְּבָרִ֖ים הָ/אֵֽלֶּה
English Translation
It is written among the nations, it is heard, and they say: "You and the Jews think to rebel; therefore, you are building the wall, and you will be their king according to these words."
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Chapter 6 Context
1
Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies found out that I had finished rebuil...
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2
So Sanballat and Geshem sent a message asking me to meet them at one of the villages in the plain of...
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so I replied by sending this message to them: “I am engaged in a great work, so I can’t come. Why sh...
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4
Four times they sent the same message, and each time I gave the same reply.
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5
The fifth time, Sanballat’s servant came with an open letter in his hand,
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6
and this is what it said: “There is a rumor among the surrounding nations, and Geshem tells me it is...
7
He also reports that you have appointed prophets in Jerusalem to proclaim about you, ‘Look! There is...
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8
I replied, “There is no truth in any part of your story. You are making up the whole thing.”
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9
They were just trying to intimidate us, imagining that they could discourage us and stop the work. S...
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10
Later I went to visit Shemaiah son of Delaiah and grandson of Mehetabel, who was confined to his hom...
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11
But I replied, “Should someone in my position run from danger? Should someone in my position enter t...
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12
I realized that God (Elohim) had not spoken to him, but that he had uttered this prophecy against me...
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13
They were hoping to intimidate me and make me sin. Then they would be able to accuse and discredit m...
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14
Remember, O my God (Elohim), all the evil things that Tobiah and Sanballat have done. And remember N...
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15
So on October 2 the wall was finished — just fifty-two days after we had begun.
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16
When our enemies and the surrounding nations heard about it, they were frightened and humiliated. Th...
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17
During those fifty-two days, many letters went back and forth between Tobiah and the nobles of Judah...
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18
For many in Judah had sworn allegiance to him because his father-in-law was Shecaniah son of Arah, a...
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19
They kept telling me about Tobiah’s good deeds, and then they told him everything I said. And Tobiah...
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