Nehemiah 6:17

Nehemiah 6:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them.
• New International Version (NIV)Also, in those days the nobles of Judah were sending many letters to Tobiah, and replies from Tobiah kept coming to them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Moreover, in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah's letters came to them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came to them.

Context of Nehemiah 6:17

15The wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month of Elul. The wall took 52 days to finish. 16When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and lost their self-confidence. They realized we had done this work with the help of our God. In those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah sent many letters back to them. 18Many in Judah had promised to support Tobiah because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah, Arah’s son. In addition, Tobiah’s son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam, Berechiah’s son. 19The nobles were singing Tobiah’s praises to me and reporting to him what I said. Tobiah kept sending letters to intimidate me.

Nehemiah 6:17 word by word

גַּ֣ם׀ בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֗ם מַרְבִּ֞ים חֹרֵ֤י יְהוּדָה֙ אִגְּרֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם הוֹלְכ֖וֹת עַל־טוֹבִיָּ֑ה וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר לְטוֹבִיָּ֖ה בָּא֥וֹת אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Moreover in those daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• the noblesחֹרchôr chôr · nobleH2715
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• sentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: sendH1980
• manyרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• lettersאִגֶּ֫רֶת'iggereth · letterH107
• unto Tobiahטוֹבִיָּ֫הוּţôbîyâh ţôbîyâhû · TobiahH2900
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935

Cross-references for Nehemiah 6:17

• Nehemiah 3:5Next to them the men from Tekoa made repairs. However, the nobles wouldn’t lower themselves to work under supervisors.
• Nehemiah 5:7After thinking it over, I confronted the nobles and the leaders. I told them, “You are charging interest on loans made to your own relatives.” I arranged for a large meeting to deal with them.
• Nehemiah 13:28Even one of Joiada’s sons was a son-in-law of Sanballat from Beth Horon. (Joiada was the son of the chief priest Eliashib.) I chased Joiada’s son away from me.
• Micah 7:1Poor me! I am like those gathering summer fruit, like those picking grapes. But there aren’t any grapes to eat or any ripened figs that I crave.
• Matthew 24:10Then many will lose faith. They will betray and hate each other.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 6:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17The nobles of Judah sent many letters - The circumstances marked in this and the following verses show still more clearly the difficulties which Nehemiah had to encounter; he had enemies without and false friends within. A treacherous correspondence was carried on between the nobles of Judah and the Ammonites; and had almost any other man been at the head of the Jewish affairs, Jerusalem had never been re-established.Read the comment
• 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

Topics related to Nehemiah 6:17

• Influence
• Tobiah

In the dictionaries

• Judah
• Feign
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• Tobiah
• Epistle
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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