Nehemiah 6:5

Nehemiah 6:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand;
• New International Version (NIV)Then, the fifth time, Sanballat sent his aide to me with the same message, and in his hand was an unsealed letter
• English Standard Version (ESV)In the same way Sanballat for the fifth time sent his servant to me with an open letter in his hand.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Sanballat sent his servant to me as before, the fifth time, with an open letter in his hand.

Context of Nehemiah 6:5

3I sent messengers to tell them, “I’m working on an important project and can’t get away. Why should the work stop while I leave to meet with you?” 4They sent the same message to me four times, and I answered them the same way. When Sanballat sent me the same message a fifth time, his servant held in his hand an unsealed letter. 6In it was written: It has been reported throughout the nations, and Geshem has confirmed it, that you and the Jews are planning to rebel. That’s why you’re rebuilding the wall. According to this report, you want to become their king. 7You’ve appointed prophets to announce about you in Jerusalem, ‘There’s a king in Judah!’ This report will get back to the king. So let’s talk about this.

Nehemiah 6:5 word by word

וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ אֵלַ֨י סַנְבַלַּ֜ט כַּדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֛ה פַּ֥עַם חֲמִישִׁ֖ית אֶֽת־נַעֲר֑וֹ וְאִגֶּ֥רֶת פְּתוּחָ֖ה בְּיָדֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• Sanballatסַנְבַלַּטsanballaţ · SanballatH5571
• his servantנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• unto me in like mannerדָּבָרdâbâr · ChroniclesH1697
• the fifthחֲמִישִׁיchămîyshîy chămishshîy · fifthH2549
• timeפַּ֫עַםpa‛am pa‛ămâh · beatH6471
• with an openפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
• letterאִגֶּ֫רֶת'iggereth · letterH107
• in his handיָדyâd · handH3027

Cross-references for Nehemiah 6:5

• 2 Kings 18:26Then Eliakim (son of Hilkiah), Shebnah, and Joah said to the field commander, “Speak to us in Aramaic, since we understand it. Don’t speak to us in the Judean language as long as there are people on the wall listening.”
• 2 Corinthians 2:11I don’t want Satan to outwit us. After all, we are not ignorant about Satan’s scheming.
• 2 Corinthians 11:13People who brag like this are false apostles. They are dishonest workers, since they disguise themselves as Christ’s apostles.
• Ephesians 6:11Put on all the armor that God supplies. In this way you can take a stand against the devil’s strategies.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:10He will use everything that God disapproves of to deceive those who are dying, those who refused to love the truth that would save them.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 6:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5With an open letter in his hand - This was an insult to a person of Nehemiah's quality: as letters sent to chiefs and governors in the East are always carefully folded up, and put in costly silken bags, and these carefully sealed. The circumstance is thus marked to show the contempt he (Sanballat) had for him.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The letter was “open,” in order that the contents might be generally known, and that the Jews, alarmed at the threats contained in it, might refuse to continue the work.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. 5-95-9. Then sent Sanballat his servant ... the fifth time with an open letter in his hand--In Western Asia, letters, after being rolled up like a map, are flattened to the breadth of an inch; and instead of being sealed, they are pasted at the ends. In Eastern Asia, the Persians make up their letters in the form of a roll about six inches long, and a bit of paper is fastened round it with gum, and sealed with an impression of ink, which resembles our…Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 6:5

• Geshem
• Letters
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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