Nehemiah 6:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand;”
Nehemiah 6:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 6:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 6:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then Sanballat sent his servant to me the same way the fifth time with an open letter in his hand,”
Nehemiah 6:5 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 6:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand, ”
Nehemiah 6:5 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 6:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Sanballat sendeth unto me, according to this word, a fifth time, his servant, and an open letter in his hand;”
Nehemiah 6:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 6:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Then sent Sanballat his servant to me in this manner the fifth time, with an open letter in his hand, ”
Nehemiah 6:5 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 6:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then sent Sanballat his seruant after this sorte vnto me the fift time, with an open letter in his hand,”
Nehemiah 6:5 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 6:5 in Context — Nehemiah 6
3 And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?
4 Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner.
5 Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand;
6 Wherein was written, It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel: for which cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayest be their king, according to these words.
7 And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.
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What Does Nehemiah 6:5 Mean?
Nehemiah 6:5 is a verse from the Book of Nehemiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Nehemiah chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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