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Nehemiah 6 (WEBP)

[1] Now when it was reported to Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arabian, and to the rest of our enemies that I had built the wall, and that there was no breach left in it (though even to that time I had not set up the doors in the gates),
[2] Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, “Come! Let’s meet together in the villages in the plain of Ono.” But they intended to harm me.
[3] I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work, so that I can’t come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and come down to you?”
[4] They sent to me four times like this; and I answered them the same way.
[5] Then Sanballat sent his servant to me the same way the fifth time with an open letter in his hand,
[6] in which was written, “It is reported among the nations, and Gashmu says it, that you and the Jews intend to rebel. Because of that, you are building the wall. You would be their king, according to these words.
[7] You have also appointed prophets to proclaim of you at Jerusalem, saying, ‘There is a king in Judah!’ Now it will be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let’s take counsel together.”
[8] Then I sent to him, saying, “There are no such things done as you say, but you imagine them out of your own heart.”
[9] For they all would have made us afraid, saying, “Their hands will be weakened from the work, that it not be done.” But now, strengthen my hands.
[10] I went to the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabel, who was shut in at his home; and he said, “Let us meet together in God’s house, within the temple, and let’s shut the doors of the temple; for they will come to kill you. Yes, in the night they will come to kill you.”
[11] I said, “Should a man like me flee? Who is there that, being such as I, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.”
[12] I discerned, and behold, God had not sent him, but he pronounced this prophecy against me. Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.
[13] He was hired so that I would be afraid, do so, and sin, and that they might have material for an evil report, that they might reproach me.
[14] “Remember, my God, Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and also the prophetess Noadiah and the rest of the prophets that would have put me in fear.”
[15] So the wall was finished in the twenty-fifth day of Elul, in fifty-two days.
[16] When all our enemies heard of it, all the nations that were around us were afraid, and they lost their confidence; for they perceived that this work was done by our God.
[17] Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s letters came to them.
[18] For there were many in Judah sworn to him because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah the son of Arah; and his son Jehohanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah as wife.
[19] Also they spoke of his good deeds before me, and reported my words to him. Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Nehemiah 6 (KJVS)

[1] Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, () heard () that I had builded () the wall, and that there was no breach left () therein; (though at that time I had not set up () the doors upon the gates;)
[2] that Sanballat and Geshem sent () unto me, saying, () Come, () let us meet () together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought () to do () me mischief.
[3] And I sent () messengers unto them, saying, () I am doing () a great work, so that I cannot () come down: () why should the work cease, () whilst I leave () it, and come down () to you?
[4] Yet they sent () unto me four times after this sort; and I answered () them after the same manner.
[5] Then sent () Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open () letter in his hand;
[6] wherein was written, () It is reported () among the heathen, and Gashmu saith () it, that thou and the Jews think () to rebel: () for which cause thou buildest () the wall, that thou mayest be () their king, according to these words.
[7] And thou hast also appointed () prophets to preach () of thee at Jerusalem, saying, () There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported () to the king according to these words. Come () now therefore, and let us take counsel () together.
[8] Then I sent () unto him, saying, () There are no such things done () as thou sayest, () but thou feignest () them out of thine own heart.
[9] For they all made us afraid, () saying, () Their hands shall be weakened () from the work, that it be not done. () Now therefore, O God, strengthen () my hands.
[10] Afterward I came () unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; () and he said, () Let us meet together () in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut () the doors of the temple: for they will come () to slay () thee; yea, in the night will they come () to slay () thee.
[11] And I said, () Should such a man as I flee? () and who is there, that, being as I am, would go () into the temple to save his life? () I will not go in. ()
[12] And, lo, I perceived () that God had not sent () him; but that he pronounced () this prophecy against me: for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired () him.
[13] Therefore was he hired, () that I should be afraid, () and do so, () and sin, () and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach () me.
[14] My God, think () thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear. ()
[15] So the wall was finished () in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days.
[16] And it came to pass, that when all our enemies () heard () thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw () these things, they were much cast down () in their own eyes: for they perceived () that this work was wrought () of our God.
[17] Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent () many () letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came () unto them.
[18] For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken () the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.
[19] Also they reported () his good deeds before me, and uttered () my words to him. And Tobiah sent () letters to put me in fear. ()

Nehemiah 6:6 Or, Geshem
Nehemiah 6:17 Heb. multiplied letters passing to Tobiah
Nehemiah 6:19 Or, matters

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Nehemiah 6 (BYZ)

[1] και εγενετο καθως ηκουσθη τω σαναβαλλατ και τωβια και τω γησαμ τω αραβι και τοις καταλοιποις των εχθρων ημων οτι ωκοδομησα το τειχος και ου κατελειφθη εν αυτοις πνοη εως του καιρου εκεινου θυρας ουκ επεστησα εν ταις πυλαις
[2] και απεστειλεν σαναβαλλατ και γησαμ προς με λεγων δευρο και συναχθωμεν επι το αυτο εν ταις κωμαις εν πεδιω ωνω και αυτοι λογιζομενοι ποιησαι μοι πονηριαν
[3] και απεστειλα επ αυτους αγγελους λεγων εργον μεγα εγω ποιω και ου δυνησομαι καταβηναι μηποτε καταπαυση το εργον ως αν τελειωσω αυτο καταβησομαι προς υμας
[4] και απεστειλαν προς με ως το ρημα τουτο και απεστειλα αυτοις κατα ταυτα
[5] και απεστειλεν προς με σαναβαλλατ τον παιδα αυτου και επιστολην ανεωγμενην εν χειρι αυτου
[6] και ην γεγραμμενον εν αυτη εν εθνεσιν ηκουσθη οτι συ και οι ιουδαιοι λογιζεσθε αποστατησαι δια τουτο συ οικοδομεις το τειχος και συ γινη αυτοις εις βασιλεα
[7] και προς τουτοις προφητας εστησας σεαυτω ινα καθισης εν ιερουσαλημ εις βασιλεα εν ιουδα και νυν απαγγελησονται τω βασιλει οι λογοι ουτοι και νυν δευρο βουλευσωμεθα επι το αυτο
[8] και απεστειλα προς αυτον λεγων ουκ εγενηθη ως οι λογοι ουτοι ους συ λεγεις οτι απο καρδιας σου συ ψευδη αυτους
[9] οτι παντες φοβεριζουσιν ημας λεγοντες εκλυθησονται αι χειρες αυτων απο του εργου τουτου και ου ποιηθησεται και νυν εκραταιωσα τας χειρας μου
[10] και εγω εισηλθον εις οικον σεμει υιου δαλαια υιου μεηταβηλ και αυτος συνεχομενος και ειπεν συναχθωμεν εις οικον του θεου εν μεσω αυτου και κλεισωμεν τας θυρας αυτου οτι ερχονται νυκτος φονευσαι σε
[11] και ειπα τις εστιν ο ανηρ ος εισελευσεται εις τον οικον και ζησεται
[12] και επεγνων και ιδου ο θεος ουκ απεστειλεν αυτον οτι η προφητεια λογος κατ εμου και τωβιας και σαναβαλλατ εμισθωσαντο
[13] επ εμε οχλον οπως φοβηθω και ποιησω ουτως και αμαρτω και γενωμαι αυτοις εις ονομα πονηρον οπως ονειδισωσιν με
[14] μνησθητι ο θεος τω τωβια και τω σαναβαλλατ ως τα ποιηματα αυτου ταυτα και τω νωαδια τω προφητη και τοις καταλοιποις των προφητων οι ησαν φοβεριζοντες με
[15] και ετελεσθη το τειχος πεμπτη και εικαδι του ελουλ εις πεντηκοντα και δυο ημερας
[16] και εγενετο ηνικα ηκουσαν παντες οι εχθροι ημων και εφοβηθησαν παντα τα εθνη τα κυκλω ημων και επεπεσεν φοβος σφοδρα εν οφθαλμοις αυτων και εγνωσαν οτι παρα του θεου ημων εγενηθη τελειωθηναι το εργον τουτο
[17] και εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις απο πολλων εντιμων ιουδα επιστολαι επορευοντο προς τωβιαν και αι τωβια ηρχοντο προς αυτους
[18] οτι πολλοι εν ιουδα ενορκοι ησαν αυτω οτι γαμβρος ην του σεχενια υιου ηραε και ιωαναν υιος αυτου ελαβεν την θυγατερα μεσουλαμ υιου βαραχια εις γυναικα
[19] και τους λογους αυτου ησαν λεγοντες προς με και λογους μου ησαν εκφεροντες αυτω και επιστολας απεστειλεν τωβιας φοβερισαι με