Nehemiah 6:10

“And I went into the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabel, and he was shut in; and he said, “Let us meet at the house of Elohim, inside the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple, for they are coming to kill you; and by night they are coming to kill you.””

Nehemiah 6:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nehemiah 6:10, word by word

went intoבָאתִיvati

enter

To go into a place.

Where else “vati” appears
the houseבֵּיתbet

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

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of Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָהshemaya

Shemaiah

Shemaiah: a name meaning "Yah has heard." About twenty-five people in the Bible bear it; among them the man of Elohim who told Rehoboam not to fight against Israel (1 Kings 12:22).

Where else “shemaya” appears
sonבֶןven

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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of Delaiahדְּלָיָהdelaya

Delaiah

Delaiah: the name of several Israelites. The name means "YHWH has drawn out" (as one draws water from a well).

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of Mehetabelמְהֵיטַבְאֵלmehetavel

Mehetabel

Mehetabel, the wife of King Hadar of Edom; also a man in the days of Nehemiah.

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shut inעָצוּרatsur

restrain

To stop something, like rain or a plague.

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and he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“Let us meetנִוָּעֵדnivaed

meet

To meet someone at the place and time agreed.

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of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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insideתּוֹךְtoch

inside

The inside of a place or an enclosed space.

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the templeהֵיכָלhechal

temple

Literally "palace": YHWH's great house.

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and let us shutנִסְגְּרָהnisgra

shut

To bolt a door, or leave someone shut in with no way out.

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the doorsדַּלְתוֹתdaltot

door

The wooden or metal leaf that opens and shuts the entrance of a house or city.

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to kill youהָרְגֶharge

kill

Kill, slay.

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and by nightלַיְלָהlayla

night

Night.

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The context

9For all of them were frightening us, saying, “Their hands will slacken from the work, and it will not be done.” And now, strengthen my hands.

10 · This verse (above)

11But I said, “Should a man like me flee? And who is there like me who would go into the temple and live? I will not go in.”

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