Nehemiah 6:13

KJV1611 – Modern English

Therefore he was hired, that I should be afraid, and act that way, and sin, so they might have cause for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    He had been hired to intimidate me so that I would commit a sin by acting this way. Then they could give me a bad name and discredit me.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    For this cause was he hired,{H7936} that I should be afraid,{H3372} and do so,{H6213} and sin,{H2398} and that they might have matter for an evil{H7451} report,{H8034} that they might reproach{H2778} me.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Therefore was he hired{H7936}{(H8803)}, that I should be afraid{H3372}{(H8799)}, and do so{H6213}{(H8799)}, and sin{H2398}{(H8804)}, and that they might have matter for an evil{H7451} report{H8034}, that they might reproach{H2778}{(H8762)} me.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Therfore toke he the money, that I shulde be afrayed, and so to do and synne, that they might haue an euell reporte of me, to blaspheme me.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    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.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Therfore was he hyred, that through feare I should so do, & sinne, that they might haue an euill report of me to lay to my charge.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    so that he `is' 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    For this reason they had given him money, in order that I might be overcome by fear and do what he said and do wrong, and so they would have reason to say evil about me and put shame on me.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He 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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    He had been hired to scare me so that I would do this and thereby sin. They would thus bring reproach on me and I would be discredited.

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 18:18 : 18 Then said they, Come, and let us devise plans against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us attack him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
  • Jer 20:10 : 10 For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, they say, and we will report it. All my familiar friends watched for my faltering, saying, Perhaps he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
  • Prov 29:5 : 5 A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
  • Neh 6:6 : 6 In which was written, It is reported among the nations, and Geshem says it, that you and the Jews plan to rebel: therefore you are building the wall, that you may be their king, according to these reports.
  • Jas 4:17 : 17 Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.
  • Rev 21:8 : 8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and sexually immoral, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
  • Prov 22:1 : 1 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold.
  • Eccl 7:1 : 1 A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death is better than the day of one's birth.
  • Isa 51:7 : 7 Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; do not fear the reproach of men, nor be afraid of their revilings.
  • Isa 51:12-13 : 12 I, even I, am he who comforts you: who are you, that you should be afraid of a man who will die, and of the son of man who will be made like grass; 13 And you forget the LORD your Maker, who stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and you fear continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? And where is the fury of the oppressor?
  • Isa 57:11 : 11 And of whom have you been afraid or feared, that you have lied, and have not remembered me, nor laid it to your heart? Have I not held my peace even of old, and you do not fear me?
  • Jer 1:17 : 17 Therefore prepare yourself, and arise, and speak to them all that I command you: do not be dismayed at their faces, lest I confound you before them.
  • Ezek 2:6 : 6 And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you dwell among scorpions: do not be afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.
  • Ezek 13:17-23 : 17 Likewise, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, who prophesy from their own heart; and prophesy against them, 18 And say, Thus says the Lord GOD: Woe to the women who sew cushions on all armholes and make veils for the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will you hunt the souls of my people and save the souls alive that come to you? 19 Will you profane me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people who hear your lies? 20 Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against your cushions, with which you hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls you hunt to make them fly. 21 I will also tear your veils and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall no longer be in your hand to be hunted; and you shall know that I am the LORD. 22 Because with lies you have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad, and strengthened the hands of the wicked, so he should not turn from his wicked way, by promising him life. 23 Therefore you shall see no more vanity nor divine divinations; for I will deliver my people out of your hand, and you shall know that I am the LORD.
  • Dan 6:4-5 : 4 Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find no occasion or fault, because he was faithful, and no error or fault was found in him. 5 Then these men said, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
  • Matt 10:28 : 28 And do not fear those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
  • Matt 22:15 : 15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might entangle him in his talk.
  • Matt 26:59 : 59 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false testimony against Jesus, to put him to death;
  • Acts 6:13 : 13 They set up false witnesses who said, This man never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the law.
  • 2 Cor 11:12 : 12 But what I do, I will continue to do, that I may cut off the opportunity from those who desire an opportunity to be regarded just as we are in the things of which they boast.
  • 1 Tim 5:14 : 14 Therefore I desire that the younger women marry, bear children, manage the house, give no opportunity to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
  • 2 Tim 1:7 : 7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
  • Titus 2:8 : 8 Sound speech that cannot be condemned; that he who is of the opposite side may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say of you.

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    1 Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had built the wall, and there was no gap in it; (though at that time I had not set up the doors on the gates;)

    2 That Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, Come, let us meet together in one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they planned to harm me.

    3 And I sent messengers to them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down. Why should the work stop, while I leave it and come down to you?

    4 Yet they sent to me four times in this manner; and I answered them in the same way.

    5 Then Sanballat sent his servant to me in the same manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand;

    6 In which was written, It is reported among the nations, and Geshem says it, that you and the Jews plan to rebel: therefore you are building the wall, that you may be their king, according to these reports.

    7 And you have also appointed prophets to announce concerning you at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now it shall be reported to the king according to these words. Come now, therefore, and let us take counsel together.

    8 Then I sent to him, saying, No such things as you say are being done, but you invent them in your own heart.

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    10 Afterward I came to the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was confined; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to kill you; indeed, at night they will come to kill you.

    11 And I said, Should a man like me flee? And who is there like me, who would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.

    12 And, indeed, I perceived that God had not sent him; but that he pronounced this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

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    18 For many in Judah were sworn to him, because he was the son-in-law of Shechaniah the son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.

    19 Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to frighten me.

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    10 For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, they say, and we will report it. All my familiar friends watched for my faltering, saying, Perhaps he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.

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    15 But the former governors who were before me laid burdens on the people and took bread and wine from them, besides forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants ruled over the people. But I did not do so, because of the fear of God.

    16 Indeed, I also devoted myself to the work on this wall and did not buy any land. All my servants were gathered there for the work.

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  • Neh 13:28-29
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    15 Therefore I am troubled at his presence; when I consider, I am afraid of him.

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  • Ezra 8:22
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    22 For I was ashamed to request from the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to protect us against the enemy on the way, because we had spoken to the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all those for good who seek him; but his power and his wrath are against all who forsake him.

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    12 For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it. Neither was it one who hated me that exalted himself against me; then I would have hidden from him,

  • Neh 4:7-8
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