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And I recognized,וָאַכִּירָהand in fact,וְהִנֵּהthatit was notלֹאElohim whoאֱלֹהִיםhad sent him,שְׁלָחוֹbutכִּיhe had spokenדִּבֶּרthe prophecyהַנְּבוּאָהagainst me,עָלַיand Tobiahוְטוֹבִיָּהand Sanballatוְסַנְבַלַּטhad hired him.שְׂכָרוֹ
Nehemiah 6:12
Study it in the app“And I recognized, and in fact, that it was not Elohim who had sent him, but he had spoken the prophecy against me, and Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 6:12, word by word
- And I recognizedאַכִּירָakira
recognize
To realize who someone is, or notice them.
Where else “akira” appears- Elohim whoאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- had sent himשְׁלָחshelach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shelach” appears- he had spokenדִּבֶּרdiber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appears- the prophecyנְּבוּאָהnevua
prophecy
Prophecy: the message of a prophet, spoken or written.
Where else “nevua” appears- and Tobiahטוֹבִיָּהtoviya
Tobijah
Tobijah: name of several people. It means "good is Yah."
Where else “toviya” appears- and Sanballatסַנְבַלַּטsanvalat
Sanballat
Sanballat: the main adversary of Nehemiah, called "the Horonite". He had authority in Samaria.
Where else “sanvalat” appears- had hired himשְׂכָרsechar
hire
Hire: pay someone for work or for the use of something.
Where else “sechar” appears
The context
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.”
12 · This verse (above)
13For this purpose he was hired: so that I would be afraid and act so and sin, and it would become for them an evil name, so that they could reproach me.