Nehemiah 6:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Nehemiah 6:4

2 that Sanballat and Geshem ^asent to me, saying, “Come, let us meet together² among the villages in the plain of ^bOno.” But they ^cthought to do me harm.

3 So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and go down to you?”

4 But they sent me this message four times, and I answered them in the same manner.

5 Then Sanballat sent his servant to me as before, the fifth time, with an open letter in his hand.

6 In it was written:
It is reported among the nations, and¹ Geshem says, that you and the Jews plan to rebel; therefore, according to these rumors, you are rebuilding the wall, ^athat you may be their king.

7 And you have also appointed prophets to proclaim concerning you at Jerusalem, saying, “There is a king in Judah!” Now these matters will be reported to the king. So come, therefore, and let us consult together.

8 Then I sent to him, saying, “No such things as you say are being done, but you invent them in your own heart.”

9 For they all were trying to make us afraid, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will not be done.” Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.

Verse Comparison: Nehemiah 6:4

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American Standard Version
And they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner.

Amplified® Bible
They sent to me four times this way, and I answered them as before.

Contemporary English Version
They invited me four times, but each time I refused to go.

Darby English Version
And they sent to me four times after this sort; and I answered them in the same manner.

Good News Bible
They sent me the same message four times, and each time I sent them the same reply.

King James Version
Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner.

New American Standard Bible
They sent {messages} to me four times in this manner, and I answered them in the same way.

New International Version
Four times they sent me the same message, and each time I gave them the same answer.

New King James Version
But they sent me this message four times, and I answered them in the same manner.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
They sent messages to me four times in this manner, and I answered them in the same way.

Revised Standard Version
And they sent to me four times in this way and I answered them in the same manner.

Young's Literal Translation
and they send unto me, according to this word, four times, and I return them `word' according to this word.

New English Translation
They contacted¹ me four times in this way, and I responded the same way each time.²

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