Nehemiah 6:10
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!”
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ASV
And I went unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabel, 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.
KJV
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.
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27 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַאֲנִי־ | va.'a.ni- | and I | H589 → |
| בָ֗אתִי | Va.ti | I went | H935 → |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → |
| שְֽׁמַֽעְיָ֧ה | she.ma'.Yah | Shemaiah | H8098 → |
| בֶן־ | ven- | [the] son of | H1121 → |
| דְּלָיָ֛ה | de.la.Yah | Delaiah | H1806 → |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → |
| מְהֵֽיטַבְאֵ֖ל | me.hei.tav.'El | Mehetabel | H4105 → |
| וְה֣וּא | ve.Hu' | and he | H1931 → |
| עָצ֑וּר | 'a.Tzur | [was] shut up | H6113 → |
| וַיֹּ֡אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| נִוָּעֵד֩ | ni.va.'Ed | let us meet | H3259 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| בֵּ֨ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → |
| הָאֱלֹהִ֜ים | ha.'E.lo.Him | <the> God | H430 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| תּ֣וֹךְ | Tokh | [the] middle of | H8432 → |
| הַֽהֵיכָ֗ל | ha.hei.Khal | the temple | H1964 → |
| וְנִסְגְּרָה֙ | ve.nis.ge.Rah | and let us close | H5462 → |
| דַּלְת֣וֹת | dal.Tot | [the] doors of | H1817 → |
| הַהֵיכָ֔ל | ha.hei.Khal | the temple | H1964 → |
| כִּ֚י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| בָּאִ֣ים | ba.'Im | [people are] coming | H935 → |
| לְהָרְגֶ֔ךָ | le.ha.re.Ge.kha | to kill you | H2026 → |
| וְלַ֖יְלָה | ve.Lay.lah | and night | H3915 → |
| בָּאִ֥ים | ba.'Im | [people are] coming | H935 → |
| לְהָרְגֶֽךָ׃ | le.ha.re.Ge.kha | to kill you | H2026 → |
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