New English Translation
Nehemiah 6:4
4They contacted me four times in this way, and I responded the same way each time.
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
2Sanballat and Geshem sent word to me saying, “Come on! Let’s set up a time to meet together at Kephirim in the plain of Ono.” Now they intended to do me harm. 3So I sent messengers to them saying, “I am engaged in an important work, and I am unable to come down. Why should the work come to a halt when I leave it to come down to you?” They contacted me four times in this way, and I responded the same way each time. 5The fifth time that Sanballat sent his assistant to me in this way, he had an open letter in his hand. 6Written in it were the following words: “Among the nations it is rumored (and Geshem has substantiated this) that you and the Jews have intentions of revolting, and for this reason you are building the wall. Furthermore, according to these rumors you are going to 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
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Nehemiah 6:4
- Judges 16:6So Delilah said to Samson, “Tell me what makes you so strong and how you can be subdued and humiliated.”
- Proverbs 7:21She persuaded him with persuasive words; with her smooth talk she compelled him.
- Luke 18:5yet because this widow keeps on bothering me, I will give her justice, or in the end she will wear me out by her unending pleas.’”
- 1 Corinthians 15:58So then, dear brothers and sisters, be firm. Do not be moved! Always be outstanding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
- Galatians 2:5But we did not surrender to them even for a moment, in order that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.
- Proverbs 14:15A naive person believes everything, but the shrewd person discerns his steps.
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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