Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
Four times they sent me the same proposal, and I gave them the same reply.
New American Standard Bible
They sent messages to me four times in this manner, and I answered them in the same way.
King James Version
Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner.
International Standard Version
They sent me this message four times, and I answered them the same way.
A Conservative Version
And they sent to me four times after this sort, and I answered them after the same manner.
American Standard Version
And they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner.
Amplified
They sent word to me four times in this way, and I answered them in the same way.
Bible in Basic English
And four times they sent to me in this way, and I sent them the same answer.
Darby Translation
And they sent to me four times after this sort; and I answered them in the same manner.
Julia Smith Translation
And they will send to me according to this word four times; and I shall turn them back according to this word.
King James 2000
Yet they sent unto me four times in this way; and I answered them after the same manner.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they sent a message to me four times like this, and I returned an answer like this to them.
Modern King James verseion
And they sent to me four times in this way. And I answered them in the same way.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Howbeit they sent unto me as good as four times after the same manner. And I gave the same answer.
NET Bible
They contacted me four times in this way, and I responded the same way each time.
New Heart English Bible
They sent to me four times after this sort; and I answered them the same way.
The Emphasized Bible
Yet they sent unto me, according to this message, four times, - and I replied to them according to this answer.
Webster
Yet they sent to me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner.
World English Bible
They sent to me four times after this sort; and I answered them the same way.
Youngs Literal Translation
and they send unto me, according to this word, four times, and I return them word according to this word.
Themes
Alliance and society with the enemies of God » The wicked tempt saints to
Fellowship » Instances of those who avoided fellowship with the wicked » Nehemiah
Geshem » Opposed nehemiah in building jerusalem
Tobiah » An enemy of the jews in the time of nehemiah » Conspires to injure and intimidate nehemiah
Topics
Interlinear
Shalach
'arba`
Pa`am
Dabar
References
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Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in Nehemiah 6:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Enemies Foiled
3
So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great 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
Cross References
Judges 16:6
So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me, where does your great strength come from? How could someone tie you up and make you helpless?”
Judges 16:10
Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and told me lies! Won’t you please tell me how you can be tied up?”
Judges 16:15-20
“How can you say, ‘I love you,’”
Proverbs 7:21
she lures with her flattering
Proverbs 14:15
but the sensible one watches
Luke 18:5
1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my dear brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work,
Galatians 2:5
But we did not give up and submit to these people for even an hour, so that the truth