Verse 10
Nehemiah 6:10
Literal Standard Version
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And I have entered the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabeel—and he is restrained—and he says, “Let us meet at the house of God (Elohim), at the inside of the temple, and we shut the doors of the temple, for they are coming to slay you—indeed, by night they are coming to slay you.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/אֲנִי בָ֗אתִי בֵּ֣ית שְֽׁמַֽעְיָ֧ה בֶן דְּלָיָ֛ה בֶּן מְהֵֽיטַבְאֵ֖ל וְ/ה֣וּא עָצ֑וּר וַ/יֹּ֡אמֶר נִוָּעֵד֩ אֶל בֵּ֨ית הָ/אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֶל תּ֣וֹךְ הַֽ/הֵיכָ֗ל וְ/נִסְגְּרָה֙ דַּלְת֣וֹת הַ/הֵיכָ֔ל כִּ֚י בָּאִ֣ים לְ/הָרְגֶ֔/ךָ וְ/לַ֖יְלָה בָּאִ֥ים לְ/הָרְגֶֽ/ךָ
English Translation
And I came to the house of Shemaiah son of Deliah son of Mehetabel, and he was shut in, and he said, "Let us meet in the house of God, inside the temple, and let us close the doors of the temple, for they are coming to kill you, and at night they are coming to kill you."
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