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Nehemiah 6:4
4And they sent to me four times after this sort; and I answered them in the same manner.
Nehemiah 6:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner.
- New International Version (NIV)Four times they sent me the same message, and each time I gave them the same answer.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And they sent to me four times in this way, and I answered them in the same manner.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But they sent me this message four times, and I answered them in the same manner.
Context of Nehemiah 6:4
2that Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, Come, let us meet together in the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief. 3And I sent messengers to them, saying, I am doing a great work, and I cannot come down. Why should the work cease, whilst I leave it and come down to you? And they sent to me four times after this sort; and I answered them in the same manner. 5Then sent Sanballat his servant to me in this manner the fifth time, with an open letter in his hand, 6in which was written: It is reported among the nations, and Gashmu says [it, that] thou and the Jews think to rebel, for which cause thou buildest the wall, and according to these words thou wilt become their king.
Read all of Nehemiah 6Nehemiah 6:4 word by word
וַיִּשְׁלְח֥וּ אֵלַ֛י כַּדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֖ה אַרְבַּ֣ע פְּעָמִ֑ים וָאָשִׁ֥יב אוֹתָ֖ם כַּדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃ סRead the interlinear
Cross-references for Nehemiah 6:4
- Judges 16:6Then Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, in what is thy great strength, and with what thou mightest be bound to overpower thee.
- Proverbs 7:21With her much enticement she beguiled him; with the smoothness of her lips she constrained him.
- Luke 18:5at any rate because this widow annoys me I will avenge her, that she may not by perpetually coming completely harass me.
- 1 Corinthians 15:58So then, my beloved brethren, be firm, immovable, abounding always in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in [the] Lord.
- Galatians 2:5to whom we yielded in subjection not even for an hour, that the truth of the glad tidings might remain with you.
- Proverbs 14:15The simple believeth every word; but the prudent [man] heedeth his going.
Commentaries on Nehemiah 6:4
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-19After solving the financial crisis (see Nehemiah 5), the story shifts back to how those against rebuilding tried to scare or stop Nehemiah.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-192-4. Then Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me--The Samaritan leaders, convinced that they could not overcome Nehemiah by open arms, resolved to gain advantage over him by deceit and stratagem. With this in view, under pretext of terminating their differences in an amicable manner, they invited him to a conference. The place of rendezvous was fixed "in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono." "In the villages" is, Hebrew, "in Cephirim," or "Chephirah,"…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Nehemiah 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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