Verse 1

Nehemiah 6:1

English Revised Version

1 Now it came to pass, when it was reported to Sanballat and Tobiah, and to Geshem the Arabian, and unto the rest of our enemies, that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though even unto that time I had not set up the doors in the gates;)
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְהִ֣י כַ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִשְׁמַ֣ע לְ/סַנְבַלַּ֣ט וְ֠/טוֹבִיָּה וּ/לְ/גֶ֨שֶׁם הָֽ/עַרְבִ֜י וּ/לְ/יֶ֣תֶר אֹֽיְבֵ֗י/נוּ כִּ֤י בָנִ֨יתִי֙ אֶת הַ֣/חוֹמָ֔ה וְ/לֹא נ֥וֹתַר בָּ֖/הּ פָּ֑רֶץ גַּ֚ם עַד הָ/עֵ֣ת הַ/הִ֔יא דְּלָת֖וֹת לֹא הֶעֱמַ֥דְתִּי בַ/שְּׁעָרִֽים
English Translation
And it happened when Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had built the wall and that there was no breach left in it—even to that time I had not set up the doors in the gates.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 6 Context
1 Now it came to pass, when it was reported to Sanballat and Tobiah, and to Geshem the Arabian, and un...
2 that Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in one of the villages in... Focus ↗
3 And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: Why sh... Focus ↗
4 And they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner. Focus ↗
5 Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his han... Focus ↗
6 wherein was written, It is reported among the nations, and Gashmu saith it, that thou and the Jews t... Focus ↗
7 And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Jud... Focus ↗
8 Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them o... Focus ↗
9 For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it... Focus ↗
10 And I went unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabel, who was shut up; and... Focus ↗
11 And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being such as I, would go into the... Focus ↗
12 And I discerned, and, lo, God (Elohim) had not sent him: but he pronounced this prophecy against me:... Focus ↗
13 For this cause was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have m... Focus ↗
14 Remember, O my God (Elohim), Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and also the proph... Focus ↗
15 So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days. Focus ↗
16 And it came to pass, when all our enemies heard thereof, that all the heathen that were about us fea... Focus ↗
17 Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah... Focus ↗
18 For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son in law of Shecaniah the son of A... Focus ↗
19 Also they spake of his good deeds before me, and reported my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters t... Focus ↗