Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And four times they sent to me in this way, and I sent them the same answer.
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.
Holman Bible
Four times they sent me the same proposal, and I gave them the same reply.
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.
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
American
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in Nehemiah 6:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Enemies Foiled
3 And I sent men to them saying, I am doing a great work, so that it is not possible for me to come down: is the work to be stopped while I go away from it and come down to you? 4 And four times they sent to me in this way, and I sent them the same answer. 5 Then Sanballat sent his servant to me a fifth time with an open letter in his hand;
Cross References
Judges 16:6
So Delilah said to Samson, Make clear to me now what is the secret of your great strength, and how you may be put in bands and made feeble.
Judges 16:10
Then Delilah said to Samson, See, you have been making sport of me with false words; now, say truly how may you be put in bands?
Judges 16:15-20
And she said to him, Why do you say you are my lover when your heart is not mine? Three times you have made sport of me, and have not made clear to me the secret of your great strength.
Proverbs 7:21
With her fair words she overcame him, forcing him with her smooth lips.
Proverbs 14:15
The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps.
Luke 18:5
Because this widow is a trouble to me, I will give her her right; for if not, I will be completely tired out by her frequent coming.
1 Corinthians 15:58
For this cause, my dear brothers, be strong in purpose and unmoved, ever giving yourselves to the work of the Lord, because you are certain that your work is not without effect in the Lord.
Galatians 2:5
To whom we gave way not even for an hour; so that the true words of the good news might still be with you.