Updated King James Bible 1850 Edition (KJV)

Nehemiah 6

1 Sanballat practiseth by craft, by rumours, by hired prophecies, to terrify Nehemiah. 15 The work is finished to the terror of the enemies. 17 Secret intelligence passeth between the enemies and the nobles of Judah.

 6:1 ¶ Now it came to pass, x1961 when x834 Sanballat, 5571 and Tobiah, 2900 and Geshem 1654 the Arabian, 6163 and the rest 3499 of our enemies, 341 z8802 heard 8085 z8738 that x3588 I had built 1129 z8804 x853 the wall, 2346 and [that] there was no x3808 breach 6556 left 3498 z8738 therein; (though 1571 y5704 at x5704 that x1931 time 6256 I had not x3808 set up 5975 z8689 the doors 1817 upon the gates;) 8179

 6:2 That Sanballat 5571 and Geshem 1654 sent 7971 z8799 unto x413 me, saying, 559 z8800 Come, y3212 z8798 x1980 let us meet 3259 z8735 together 3162 in [some one of] the villages 3715 in the plain 1237 of Ono. 207 But they x1992 thought 2803 z8802 to do 6213 z8800 me mischief. 7451

 6:3 And I sent 7971 z8799 messengers 4397 unto x5921 them, saying, 559 z8800 I x589 [am] doing 6213 z8802 a great 1419 work, 4399 so that I cannot 3201 z8799 x3808 come down: 3381 z8800 why x4100 should the work 4399 cease, 7673 z8799 whilst 834 I leave 7503 z8686 it, and come down 3381 z8804 to x413 you?

 6:4 Yet they sent 7971 z8799 unto x413 me four 702 times 6471 after this x2088 sort; 1697 and I answered 7725 z8686 them after the same x2088 manner. 1697

 6:5 Then sent 7971 z8799 Sanballat 5571 x853 his servant 5288 unto x413 me in like x2088 manner 1697 the fifth 2549 time 6471 with an open 6605 z8803 letter 107 in his hand; 3027

 6:6 Wherein [was] written, 3789 z8803 It is reported 8085 z8738 among the heathen, 1471 and Gashmu 1654 saith 559 z8802 [it], [that] thou x859 and the Jews 3064 think 2803 z8802 to rebel: 4775 z8800 for x5921 which cause 3651 thou x859 buildest 1129 z8802 the wall, 2346 that thou x859 mayest be 1933 z8802 their king, 4428 according to these x428 words. 1697

 6:7 And thou hast also x1571 appointed 5975 z8689 prophets 5030 to preach 7121 z8800 of x5921 thee at Jerusalem, 3389 saying, 559 z8800 [There is] a king 4428 in Judah: 3063 and now x6258 shall it be reported 8085 z8735 to the king 4428 according to these x428 words. 1697 Come y3212 z8798 x1980 now x6258 therefore, and let us take counsel 3289 z8735 together. 3162

 6:8 Then I sent 7971 z8799 unto x413 him, saying, 559 z8800 There are 1961 z0 no x3808 such x428 things 1697 done y1961 z8738 as x834 thou x859 sayest, 559 z8802 but x3588 thou x859 feignest 908 z8802 them out of thine own heart. 3820 x4480

 6:9 For x3588 they all x3605 made us afraid, 3372 z8764 x853 saying, 559 z8800 Their hands 3027 shall be weakened 7503 z8799 from x4480 the work, 4399 that it be not x3808 done. 6213 z8735 Now x6258 therefore, [O God], strengthen 2388 z8761 x853 my hands. 3027

 6:10 Afterward I x589 came 935 z8804 unto the house 1004 of Shemaiah 8098 the son 1121 of Delaiah 1806 the son 1121 of Mehetabeel, 4105 who x1931 [was] shut up; 6113 z8803 and he said, 559 z8799 Let us meet together 3259 z8735 in x413 the house 1004 of God, 430 within 8432 x413 the temple, 1964 and let us shut 5462 z8799 the doors 1817 of the temple: 1964 for x3588 they will come 935 z8802 to slay 2026 z8800 thee; yea, in the night 3915 will they come 935 z8802 to slay 2026 z8800 thee.

 6:11 And I said, 559 z8799 Should such y3644 a man y376 as I x3644 x376 flee? 1272 z8799 and who x4310 [is there], that, x834 [being] as I x3644 [am], would go 935 z8799 into x413 the temple 1964 to save his life? 2425 z8804 I will not x3808 go in. 935 z8799

 6:12 And, lo, x2009 I perceived 5234 z8686 that God 430 had not x3808 sent 7971 z8804 him; but x3588 that he pronounced 1696 z8765 this prophecy 5016 against x5921 me: for Tobiah 2900 and Sanballat 5571 had hired 7936 z8804 him.

 6:13 Therefore x4616 [was] he x1931 hired, 7936 z8803 that x4616 I should be afraid, 3372 z8799 and do x6213 so, y6213 z8799 x3651 and sin, 2398 z8804 and [that] they might have x1961 [matter] for an evil 7451 report, 8034 that x4616 they might reproach 2778 z8762 me.

 6:14 My God, 430 think 2142 z8798 thou upon Tobiah 2900 and Sanballat 5571 according to these x428 their works, 4639 and x1571 on the prophetess 5031 Noadiah, 5129 and the rest 3499 of the prophets, 5030 that x834 would have x1961 put me in fear. 3372 z8764

 6:15 ¶ So the wall 2346 was finished 7999 z8799 in the twenty 6242 and fifth 2568 [day] of [the month] Elul, 435 in fifty 2572 and two 8147 days. 3117

 6:16 And it came to pass, x1961 that when x834 all x3605 our enemies 341 z8802 heard 8085 z8804 [thereof], and all x3605 the heathen 1471 that x834 [were] about x5439 us y5439 saw 7200 z8799 [these things], they were much 3966 cast down 5307 z8799 in their own eyes: 5869 for they perceived 3045 z8799 that x3588 this x2063 work 4399 was wrought 6213 z8738 of x4480 x854 our God. 430

 6:17 ¶ Moreover x1571 in those x1992 days 3117 the nobles 2715 of Judah 3063 sent 1980 z8802 many 7235 z8688 letters 107 unto x5921 Tobiah, 2900 and [the letters] of Tobiah 2900 came 935 z8802 unto x413 them.

 6:18 For x3588 [there were] many 7227 in Judah 3063 sworn 1167 7621 unto him, because x3588 he x1931 [was] the son in law 2860 of Shechaniah 7935 the son 1121 of Arah; 733 and his son 1121 Johanan 3076 had taken 3947 z8804 x853 the daughter 1323 of Meshullam 4918 the son 1121 of Berechiah. 1296

 6:19 Also x1571 they reported 559 z8802 x1961 his good deeds 2896 before 6440 me, and uttered 3318 z8688 x1961 my words 1697 to him. [And] Tobiah 2900 sent 7971 z8804 letters 107 to put me in fear. 3372 z8763