Nehemiah 6:2
1 When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left—though to that time I had not yet installed the doors in the gates—
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 planning to harm me.
3 So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it to go down to you?”
4 Four times they sent me the same message, and each time I gave the same reply.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- 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 planning to harm me.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, “Come! Let’s meet together in the villages in the plain of Ono.” But they intended to harm me.
- ASV
- that Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in [one of] the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
- DARBY
- that Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, Come, let us meet together in the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
- BLB
- that Sanballat sent, and Geshem, to me, saying, “Come and let us meet together among the villages on the plain of Ono.” And they were thinking to do to me harm.
- ÅB
- da sendte Sanballat og Gesem bud til meg og lot si: Kom, la oss møtes i en av landsbyene i Ono-dalen! Men de tenkte å gjøre meg ondt.
- OTB
- sendte Sanballat og Geshem meg en melding: “Kom, la oss møtes i en av landsbyene på Ono-sletten.” Men de planla å skade meg.
- B1930
- da sendte Sanballat og Gesem bud til mig og lot si: Kom, la oss møtes i en av landsbyene i Ono-dalen! Men de tenkte å gjøre mig ondt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
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