Verse 13

Nehemiah 6:13

Literal Standard Version

13 so that he is a hired worker, that I may fear and do so, and I had sinned, and it had been to them for an evil name that they may reproach 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
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4 And they send to me, according to this word, four times, and I return them word according to this wo... Focus ↗
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7 And also, you have appointed prophets to call for you in Jerusalem, saying, A king is in Judah, and... Focus ↗
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9 for all of them are making us afraid, saying, “Their hands are too feeble for the work, and it is no... Focus ↗
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11 And I say, “A man such as I—does he flee? And who as I, that goes into the temple, and lives? I do n... Focus ↗
12 And I discern, and behold, God (Elohim) has not sent him, for in the prophecy he has spoken to me bo... Focus ↗
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