Verse 12
Nehemiah 6:12
Free Bible Version
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I thought about it and saw that God (Elohim) hadn't sent him, but that he had spoken this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וָ/אַכִּ֕ירָ/ה וְ/הִנֵּ֥ה לֹֽא אֱלֹהִ֖ים שְׁלָח֑/וֹ כִּ֤י הַ/נְּבוּאָה֙ דִּבֶּ֣ר עָלַ֔/י וְ/טוֹבִיָּ֥ה וְ/סַנְבַלַּ֖ט שְׂכָרֽ/וֹ
English Translation
And I recognized, and behold, God has not sent him, for the prophecy spoke against me, and Tobiah and Sanballat have hired him.
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