Verse 13

Nehemiah 6:13

Geneva Bible

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13 Therefore was he hyred, that I might be afrayde, and doe thus, and sinne, and that they might haue an euill report that they might reproche me.

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.

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Chapter 6 Context

1 And when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had... Focus ↗

2 Then sent Sanballat and Geshem vnto me, saying, Come thou that we may meete together in the villages... Focus ↗

3 Therefore I sent messengers vnto them, saying, I haue a great worke to doe, and I can not come downe... Focus ↗

4 Yet they sent vnto me foure times after this sort. And I answered them after the same maner. Focus ↗

5 Then sent Sanballat his seruant after this sorte vnto me the fift time, with an open letter in his h... Focus ↗

6 Wherein was written, It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu hath sayd it, that thou and the Ie... Focus ↗

7 Thou hast also ordeyned the Prophets to preach of thee at Ierusalem, saying, There is a King in Iuda... Focus ↗

8 Then I sent vnto him, saying, It is not done according to these wordes that thou sayest: for thou fe... Focus ↗

9 For all they afrayed vs, saying, Their handes shalbe weakened from the worke, and it shall not be do... Focus ↗

10 And I came to the house of Shemaiah the sonne of Delaiah the sonne of Mehetabeel, and he was shut vp... Focus ↗

11 Then I said, Should such a man as I, flee? Who is he, being as I am, that would go into the Temple t... Focus ↗

12 And loe, I perceiued, that God (Elohim) had not sent him, but that he pronounced this prophecie agai... Focus ↗

13 Therefore was he hyred, that I might be afrayde, and doe thus, and sinne, and that they might haue a...

14 My God (Elohim), remember thou Tobiah, and Sanballat according vnto these their workes, and Noadiah... Focus ↗

15 Notwithstanding the wall was finished on the fiue and twentieth day of Elul, in two and fiftie dayes... Focus ↗

16 And when all our enemies heard thereof, euen all the heathen that were about vs, they were afraid, a... Focus ↗

17 And in these dayes were there many of the princes of Iudah, whose letters went vnto Tobiah, and thos... Focus ↗

18 For there were many in Iudah, that were sworne vnto him: for he was the sonne in lawe of Shechaniah,... Focus ↗

19 Yea, they spake in his praise before me, and tolde him my wordes, and Tobiah sent letters to put me... Focus ↗

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Book: Nehemiah
Chapter: Chapter 6 (19 verses)
Version: Geneva Bible

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