Nehemiah 6:6

Wherein was written, It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel: for which cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayest be their king, according to these words.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
written	כָּת֣וּב ka.Tuv	H3789	to grave · verb, qal passive participle, masculine singular absolute
reported	נִשְׁמָע֙ nish.Ma'	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · verb, niphal active participle, masculine singular absolute
heathen	בַּגּוֹיִ֤ם ba.go.Yim	H1471	a foreign nation · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
Gashmu	וְגַשְׁמ֣וּ ve.gash.Mu	H1654	Geshem or Gashmu · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
saith	אֹמֵ֔ר 'o.Mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
Jews	וְהַיְּהוּדִים֙ ve.hai.ye.hu.Dim	H3064	a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew) · conjunction + definite article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
think	חֹשְׁבִ֣ים cho.she.Vim	H2803	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
rebel	לִמְר֔וֹד lim.Rod	H4775	to rebel · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
cause	כֵּ֛ן ken	H3651	properly · adverb
buildest	בוֹנֶ֖ה vo.Neh	H1129	to build (literally and figuratively) · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
wall	הַחוֹמָ֑ה ha.cho.Mah	H2346	a wall of protection · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
be	הֹוֶ֤ה ho.Veh	H1933	to be (in the sense of existence) · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
king	לְמֶ֔לֶךְ le.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
words	כַּדְּבָרִ֖ים ka.de.va.Rim	H1697	a word · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine plural absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Nehemiah 2:19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despi…
Ezra 4:12 Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, an…
Romans 3:8 And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is jus…
1 Peter 3:16 Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversat…
Ezra 4:15 That search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city is…
Nehemiah 6:1-2 Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and…
Jeremiah 9:3-6 And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to ev…
Jeremiah 20:10 For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, sayi…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 6:1-9

Two plots upon Nehemiah we have here an account of, how cunningly they were laid by his enemies and how happily frustrated by God's good providence and his prudence. I. A plot to trepan him into a snare. The enemies had an account of the good forwardness the work was in, that all the breaches of the wall were made up, so that they considered it as good as done, though at that time the doors of the gates were off the hinges (Neh 6:1); they must therefore now or never, by one bold stroke, take off Nehemiah. They heard how well guarded he was, so that there was no attacking him upon the spot; they will therefore try by all the arts of wheedling to get him among them. Observe, 1. With what helli…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 6:5

Then sent Sanballat his servant . . . the fifth time with an open letter in his hand--In Western Asia, letters, after being rolled up like a map, are flattened to the breadth of an inch; and instead of being sealed, they are pasted at the ends. In Eastern Asia, the Persians make up their letters in the form of a roll about six inches long, and a bit of paper is fastened round it with gum, and sealed with an impression of ink, which resembles our printers' ink, but it is not so thick. Letters were, and are still, sent to persons of distinction in a bag or purse, and even to equals they are enclosed--the tie being made with a colored ribbon. But to inferiors, or persons who are to be treated c…

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Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 6:6

And Gashmu saith it - You are accused of crimes against the state, and Geshem, the Arabian, is your accuser.

John Gill on Nehemiah 6:6

Wherein was written, it is reported among, the Heathen,.... Among the several neighbouring nations; it was an affair that was not whispered about among a few only; it was common talk, it was in every body's mouth in divers nations: and Gashmu saith it; the same with Geshem the Arabian; he affirms it, and will abide by his assertion, and engages to make good what he says; he mentions him by name, who he knew would not be offended with him for making use of it, and who doubtless agreed that he should; that Nehemiah might not think this was the talk of some of the lower rank of the people, but even was averred by no less than the king's governor in Arabia: that thou and the Jews think to rebe…

Dictionary and topics

Gashmu — a variation of the name Geshem. (Nehemiah 6:6) (B.C. 446.)
Accusation, False · .Against Jews, returned un — .Against Jews, returned un
Gashmu · Al — Al
Geshem · Opposed Nehemiah in building — Opposed Nehemiah in building
Slander · Exemplified: Gashmu — Exemplified: Gashmu
Tobiah · .Conspires to injure and intimidate Nehemiah — .Conspires to injure and intimidate Nehemiah

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Nehemiah 6:6

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 6:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 6:5

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 6:6

John Gill on Nehemiah 6:6

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Nehemiah 6:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 6:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 6:5

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 6:6

John Gill on Nehemiah 6:6

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Nehemiah 6:1-9

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Nehemiah 6:6-7

Rashi on Nehemiah 6:6