Verse 13

Nehemiah 6:13

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

13 For he had taken money, that I being afraid should do this thing, and sin, and they might have some evil to upbraid me withal.
Original Language Text
hebrew
לְמַ֤עַן שָׂכוּר֙ ה֔וּא לְמַֽעַן אִירָ֥א וְ/אֶֽעֱשֶׂה כֵּ֖ן וְ/חָטָ֑אתִי וְ/הָיָ֤ה לָ/הֶם֙ לְ/שֵׁ֣ם רָ֔ע לְמַ֖עַן יְחָֽרְפֽוּ/נִי
English Translation
For the sake of being drunk, he will be afraid, and I will do so, and I have sinned, and it will be to them for a bad name so that they may reproach me.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 6 Context
1 And it came to pass, when Sanaballat, and Tobias, and Gossem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemie... Focus ↗
2 Sanaballat and Gossem Rent to me, saying: Come, and let us make a league together in the villages, i... Focus ↗
3 And I sent messengers to them, saying: I am doing a great work, and I cannot come down, lest it be n... Focus ↗
4 And they sent to me according to this word, four times: and I answered them after the same manner. Focus ↗
5 And Sanaballat sent his servant to me the fifth time according to the former word, and he had a lett... Focus ↗
6 It is reported amongst the Gentiles, and Gossem hath said it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel,... Focus ↗
7 Thou hast also set up prophets, to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying: There is a king in Judea. Th... Focus ↗
8 And I sent to them, saying: There is no such thing done as thou sayest: but thou feignest these thin... Focus ↗
9 For all these men thought to frighten us, thinking that our hands would cease from the work, and tha... Focus ↗
10 And I went into the house of Samaia the son of Delaia, the son of Metabeel privately. And he said: L... Focus ↗
11 And I said: Should such a man as I Bee? and who is there that being as I am, would go into the templ... Focus ↗
12 And I understood that God (Elohim) had not sent him, but that he had spoken to me as if he had been... Focus ↗
13 For he had taken money, that I being afraid should do this thing, and sin, and they might have some...
14 Remember me, O Lord, for Tobias and Sanaballat, according to their works of this kind: and Noadias t... Focus ↗
15 But the wall was finished the five and twentieth day of the month of Elul, in two and fifty days. Focus ↗
16 And it came to pass when all our enemies heard of it, that all nations which were round about us, we... Focus ↗
17 Moreover in those days many letters were sent by the principal men of the Jews to Tobias, and from T... Focus ↗
18 For there were many in Judea sworn to him, because he was the son in law of Sechenias the son of Are... Focus ↗
19 And they praised him also before me, and they related my words to him: And Tobias sent letters to pu... Focus ↗
Verse Information
Book
Nehemiah
Chapter
Chapter 6 (19 verses)
Version
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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