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Nehemiah 6:1-7
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 6
1
Now when it was reported to Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and to the rest of our enemies that I had rebuilt the wall, and
that
no breach was left in it, although at that time I had not installed the doors in the gates,
2
Sanballat and Geshem sent
a message
to me, saying, 'Come, let’s meet together at Chephirim in the plain of Ono.' But they were plotting to harm me.
3
So I sent messengers to them, saying, 'I am doing a great work and am unable to come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you?'
4
Then they sent
messages
to me four times worded in this way, and I answered them with the same wording.
5
Then Sanballat sent his servant to me in the same way a fifth time with an open letter in his hand.
6
In it was written: 'It is reported among the nations, and Gashmu says, that you and the Jews intend to rebel; for that reason you are rebuilding the wall. And you are to be their king, according to these reports.
7
You have also appointed prophets to proclaim in Jerusalem concerning you, ‘A king is in Judah!’ And now it will be reported to the king according to these reports. So come now, let’s consult together.'
King James Version
Chapter 6
1
Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates;)
2
That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
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.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 6
1
When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and that no gap was left in it —though at that time I had not installed the doors in the city gates —
2
Sanballat and Geshem sent me a message: "Come, let’s meet together in the villages of the Ono Valley." They were planning to harm me.
3
So I sent messengers to them, saying, "I am doing important work and cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and go down to you?"
4
Four times they sent me the same proposal, and I gave them the same reply.
5
Sanballat sent me this same message a fifth time by his aide, who had an open letter in his hand.
6
In it was written: It is reported among the nations—and Geshem agrees—that you and the Jews plan to rebel. This is the reason you are building the wall. According to these reports, you are to become their king
7
and have even set up the prophets in Jerusalem to proclaim on your behalf: "There is a king in Judah." These rumors will be heard by the king. So come, let’s confer together.
New Living Translation
Chapter 6
1
Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies found out that I had finished rebuilding the wall and that no gaps remained — though we had not yet set up the doors in the gates.
2
So Sanballat and Geshem sent a message asking me to meet them at one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But I realized they were plotting to harm me,
3
so I replied by sending this message to them: 'I am engaged in a great work, so I can’t come. Why should I stop working to come and meet with you?'
4
Four times they sent the same message, and each time I gave the same reply.
5
The fifth time, Sanballat’s servant came with an open letter in his hand,
6
and this is what it said:
'There is a rumor among the surrounding nations, and Geshem tells me it is true, that you and the Jews are planning to rebel and that is why you are building the wall. According to his reports, you plan to be their king.
7
He also reports that you have appointed prophets in Jerusalem to proclaim about you, ‘Look! There is a king in Judah!’ 'You can be very sure that this report will get back to the king, so I suggest that you come and talk it over with me.'
English Standard Version
Chapter 6
1
Now when Sanballat and Tobiah and Geshem the Arab and the rest of our enemies heard that I had built the wall and that there was no breach left in it (although up to that time I had not set up the doors in the gates),
2
Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, "Come and let us meet together at Hakkephirim in the plain of Ono." But they intended to do me harm.
3
And I sent messengers to them, saying, "I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you?"
4
And they sent to me four times in this way, and I answered them in the same manner.
5
In the same way Sanballat for the fifth time sent his servant to me with an open letter in his hand.
6
In it was written, "It is reported among the nations, and Geshem also says it, that you and the Jews intend to rebel; that is why you are building the wall. And according to these reports you wish to become their king.
7
And you have also set up prophets to proclaim concerning you in Jerusalem, ‘There is a king in Judah.’ And now the king will hear of these reports. So now come and let us take counsel together."
New International Version
Chapter 6
1
When word came to Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab and the rest of our enemies that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left in it—though up to that time I had not set the doors in the gates—
2
Sanballat and Geshem sent me this message: "Come, let us meet together in one of the villages on the plain of Ono." But they were scheming to harm me;
3
so I sent messengers to them with this reply: "I am carrying on a great project and cannot go down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and go down to you?"
4
Four times they sent me the same message, and each time I gave them the same answer.
5
Then, the fifth time, Sanballat sent his aide to me with the same message, and in his hand was an unsealed letter
6
in which was written: "It is reported among the nations—and Geshem says it is true—that you and the Jews are plotting to revolt, and therefore you are building the wall. Moreover, according to these reports you are about to become their king
7
and have even appointed prophets to make this proclamation about you in Jerusalem: ‘There is a king in Judah!’ Now this report will get back to the king; so come, let us meet together."
New King James Version
Chapter 6
1
Now it happened when Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall, and
that
there were no breaks left in it (though at that time I had not hung the doors in the gates),
2
that Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, “Come, let us meet together among the villages in the plain of Ono.” But they thought 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, and Geshem says,
that
you and the Jews plan to rebel; therefore, according to these rumors, you are rebuilding the wall, that 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.
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