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Nehemiah 6:19
19The leaders would often speak about the good things that Tobiah had done. They would then go and tell Tobiah everything that I had said. So Tobiah continued to send letters to frighten me.
Nehemiah 6:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear.
- New International Version (NIV)Moreover, they kept reporting to me his good deeds and then telling him what I said. And Tobiah sent letters to intimidate me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Also they spoke of his good deeds in my presence and reported my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to make me afraid.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Also they reported his good deeds before me, and reported my words to him. Tobiah sent letters to frighten me.
Context of Nehemiah 6:19
17During this time, the leaders in Judah were sending letters to Tobiah. Tobiah was also sending his replies to them. 18Many people in Judah had promised to obey Tobiah. That was because his wife was the daughter of Arah's son, Shecaniah. Also, his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Berekiah's son, Meshullam. The leaders would often speak about the good things that Tobiah had done. They would then go and tell Tobiah everything that I had said. So Tobiah continued to send letters to frighten me.
Read all of Nehemiah 6Nehemiah 6:19 word by word
גַּ֣ם טוֹבֹתָ֗יו הָי֤וּ אֹמְרִים֙ לְפָנַ֔י וּדְבָרַ֕י הָי֥וּ מוֹצִיאִ֖ים ל֑וֹ אִגְּר֛וֹת שָׁלַ֥ח טוֹבִיָּ֖ה לְיָֽרְאֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Also they reportedאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- his good deedsטוֹבָהţôb · welfareH2896
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- me, and utteredיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: speakH3318
- my wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- Tobiahטוֹבִיָּ֫הוּţôbîyâh ţôbîyâhû · TobiahH2900
- sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
- lettersאִגֶּ֫רֶת'iggereth · letterH107
- to put me in fearיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
Cross-references for Nehemiah 6:19
- Proverbs 28:4People who do not obey the law praise wicked people. But people who obey the law speak against wicked people.
- John 7:7People who belong to this world cannot hate you. But they hate me. The things that they do are very bad. And I tell them that those things are wrong. That is why they hate me.
- John 15:19If you belonged to this world, this world's people would love you. They would love you because you would belong with them. But I chose you so that you would be separate from this world's people. You do not belong with them, so they hate you.
- 1 John 4:5Those false prophets belong to this world. Their message comes from the ideas of people of this world. So the people of this world believe what they teach.
- Nehemiah 6:9All our enemies wanted to frighten us. They thought, ‘The Jews will be so afraid that they will not be able to work well. They will not finish building the wall.’ So I prayed to God, ‘Give me strength to continue the work.’
- Isaiah 37:10This was his message to King Hezekiah of Judah: ‘You are hoping that your God will help you. Your God may say that the king of Assyria will not destroy Jerusalem. But do not let him deceive you.
- Acts 4:18Then the Jewish leaders told Peter and John to come back into the room. They said to them, ‘You must not use the authority of Jesus to teach people any more. You must not speak about him.’
Commentaries on Nehemiah 6:19
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-19Verses 15-19 The wall was begun and finished in fifty-two days, though they rested on the sabbaths. A great deal of work may be done in a little time, if we set about it in earnest, and keep close to it. See the mischief of marrying with strangers. When men once became akin to Tobiah, they soon became sworn to him. A sinful love leads to a sinful league. The enemy of souls employs many instruments, and forms many projects, to bring reproach on the active…Read the comment
- 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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