Nehemiah 6:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.”
Nehemiah 6:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 6:13 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 6:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He was hired so that I would be afraid, do so, and sin, and that they might have material for an evil report, that they might reproach me.”
Nehemiah 6:13 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 6:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For this cause was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.”
Nehemiah 6:13 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 6:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“so that he <FI>is<Fi> an hireling, that I may fear and do so, and I had sinned, and it had been to them for an evil name that they may reproach me.”
Nehemiah 6:13 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 6:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have wherewith to spread an evil report, that they might reproach me.”
Nehemiah 6:13 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 6:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore was he hyred, that I might be afrayde, and doe thus, and sinne, and that they might haue an euill report that they might reproche me.”
Nehemiah 6:13 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 6:13 in Context — Nehemiah 6
11 Je répondis: Un homme comme moi prendre la fuite! Et quel homme tel que moi pourrait entrer dans le temple et vivre? Je n’entrerai point.
12 Et je reconnus que ce n’était pas Dieu qui l’envoyait. Mais il prophétisa ainsi sur moi parce que Sanballat et Tobija lui avaient donné de l’argent.
13 En le gagnant ainsi, ils espéraient que j’aurais peur, et que je suivrais ses avis et commettrais un péché; et ils auraient profité de cette atteinte à ma réputation pour me couvrir d’opprobre.
14 Souviens-toi, ô mon Dieu, de Tobija et de Sanballat, et de leurs œuvres! Souviens-toi aussi de Noadia, la prophétesse, et des autres prophètes qui cherchaient à m’effrayer!
15 La muraille fut achevée le vingt-cinquième jour du mois d’Élul, en cinquante-deux jours.
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What Does Nehemiah 6:13 Mean?
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