Nehemiah 6:10
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Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.Later, I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was confined to his house. He said: “Let us meet at the house of God inside the temple. Let us shut the temple doors because they are coming to kill you— by night they are coming to kill you!”
In other translations
Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.Later, I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was confined to his house. He said: “Let us meet at the house of God inside the temple. Let us shut the temple doors because they are coming to kill you— by night they are coming to kill you!”
Hebrew words
וַאֲנִי־va'ani-and IH589בָאתִיvatiI wentH935בֵּיתbeit[the] house ofH1004שְׁמַעְיָהshema'yahShemaiahH8098בֶן־ven-[the] son ofH1121דְּלָיָהdelayahDelaiahH1806בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121מְהֵיטַבְאֵלmeheitav'elMehetabelH4105וְהוּאvehu'and heH1931עָצוּר'atzur[was] shut upH6113וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559נִוָּעֵדniva'edlet us meetH3259אֶל־'el-toH413בֵּיתbeit[the] house ofH1004הָאֱלֹהִיםha'elohim<the> GodH430אֶל־'el-toH413תּוֹךְtokh[the] middle ofH8432הַהֵיכָלhaheikhalthe templeH1964וְנִסְגְּרָהvenisgerahand let us closeH5462דַּלְתוֹתdaltot[the] doors ofH1817הַהֵיכָלhaheikhalthe templeH1964כִּיkiforH3588בָּאִיםba'im[people are] comingH935לְהָרְגֶךָleharegekhato kill youH2026וְלַיְלָהvelaylahand nightH3915בָּאִיםba'im[people are] comingH935לְהָרְגֶךָ׃leharegekhato kill youH2026
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Related verses
- Jeremiah 36:5And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the Lord:Then Jeremiah commanded Baruch, “I am restricted; I cannot enter the house of the LORD;
- Matthew 7:15Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
- Psalm 37:12The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
- 1 Kings 6:5And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about:Against the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms.
- 2 Chronicles 29:7Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel.They also shut the doors of the portico and extinguished the lamps. They did not burn incense or present burnt offerings in the Holy Place of the God of Israel.
- Psalm 12:2They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
- Malachi 1:10Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.“Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.
- Proverbs 11:9An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.
- 2 Chronicles 29:3He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the Lord, and repaired them.In the first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah opened and repaired the doors of the house of the LORD.
- Ezra 8:16Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.Then I summoned the leaders: Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, as well as the teachers Joiarib and Elnathan.
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People and places
People: Delaiah (son of Mehetabel), Mehetabel (Nehemiah 6), Shemaiah (son of Delaiah)