Nehemiah 6:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וָאֶשְׁלְחָ֤ה אֵלָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹ֤א נִֽהְיָה֙ כַּדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֖ר אַתָּ֣ה אוֹמֵ֑ר כִּ֥י מִֽלִּבְּךָ֖ אַתָּ֥ה בוֹדָֽאם

Transliteration

wā-ʾeshlə̄ḥâ to-him lēʾmōr not nihyâ like-the-dəbārîm the-these which you ʾômēr for from-libəkā you bôdāʾam

Grammar Details

*wā-ʾeshlə̄ḥâ*: conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 1cs + paragogic he - and I sent
*lēʾmōr*: preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to say
*nihyâ*: verb, niphal perfect 3ms - has happened/occurred
*dəbārîm*: noun, masculine plural - words/matters
*ʾômēr*: verb, qal participle ms - saying
*libəkā*: noun, masculine singular + 2ms suffix - your heart
*bôdāʾam*: verb, qal participle ms + 3mp suffix - inventing them

Word Meanings

*wā-ʾeshlə̄ḥâ*: and I sent/dispatched
*nihyâ*: has happened/occurred/been done
*dəbārîm*: words/matters/things
*ʾômēr*: saying/speaking
*libəkā*: your heart/mind/thoughts
*bôdāʾam*: inventing them/devising them/making them up

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Referenced Verses

Ps 52:2 : 2 Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Job 13:4 : 4 But ye are forgers of lies; Ye are all physicians of no value.
Ps 36:3 : 3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: He hath ceased to be wise [and] to do good.
Ps 38:12 : 12 They also that seek after my life lay snares [for me]; And they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, And meditate deceits all the day long.
Isa 59:4 : 4 None sueth in righteousness, and none pleadeth in truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
Dan 11:27 : 27 And as for both these kings, their hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table: but it shall not prosper; for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.
Matt 12:34 : 34 Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
John 8:44 : 44 Ye are of [your] father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.
Acts 24:12-13 : 12 and neither in the temple did they find me disputing with any man or stirring up a crowd, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city. 13 Neither can they prove {G3165} to thee the things whereof they now accuse me.
Acts 25:7 : 7 And when he was come, the Jews that had come down from Jerusalem stood round about him, bringing against him many and grievous charges which they could not prove;
Acts 25:10 : 10 But Paul said, I am standing before Caesar's judgment-seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou also very well knowest.

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