Nehemiah 6:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Nehemiah 6:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Nehemiah 6:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Nehemiah 6:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“You have also appointed prophets to proclaim of you at Jerusalem, saying, ‘There is a king in Judah!’ Now it will be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let’s take counsel together.””

Nehemiah 6:7 — World English Bible

Nehemiah 6:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

Nehemiah 6:7 — American Standard Version

Nehemiah 6:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And also, prophets thou hast appointed to call for thee in Jerusalem, saying, A king <FI>is<Fi> in Judah, and now it is heard by the king according to these words; and now come, and we take counsel together.'”

Nehemiah 6:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Nehemiah 6:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And thou hast also appointed prophets to proclaim concerning thee at Jerusalem saying, There is a king in Judah! And now it will be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together. ”

Nehemiah 6:7 — Darby Translation

Nehemiah 6:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Thou hast also ordeyned the Prophets to preach of thee at Ierusalem, saying, There is a King in Iudah: and nowe according to these wordes it shall come to the Kings eares: come now therefore, and let vs take counsell together.”

Nehemiah 6:7 — Geneva Bible

Nehemiah 6:7 in Context — Nehemiah 6

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.

8 Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.

9 For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.

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What Does Nehemiah 6:7 Mean?

Nehemiah 6:7 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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