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Nehemiah 6:13

He had been hired to intimidate me so that I would sin by doing as he suggested, so they could give me a bad name in order to discredit me.

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ASV

For this cause was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

KJV

Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
לְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'anso thatH4616 →
שָׂכוּר֙sa.Khur[was] hiredH7936 →
ה֔וּאHu'heH1931 →
לְמַֽעַן־le.ma.'an-so thatH4616 →
אִירָ֥א'i.Ra'I may be afraidH3372 →
וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-and I may actH6213 →
כֵּ֖ןkenthusH3651 →
וְחָטָ֑אתִיve.cha.Ta.tiand I will sinH2398 →
וְהָיָ֤הve.ha.Yahand it will becomeH1961 →
לָהֶם֙la.Hemfor them
לְשֵׁ֣םle.Shem<into> a nameH8034 →
רָ֔עRa'badH7451 →
לְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anso thatH4616 →
יְחָֽרְפֽוּנִי׃ פye.Cha.re.Fu.nithey may reproach meH2778 →

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Jeremiah 20:10For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friends watch for my fall: “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our vengeance upon him.”2 Timothy 1:7For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.Nehemiah 6:6that read: “It is reported among the nations—and Geshem agrees—that you and the Jews are plotting to revolt, and this is why you are building the wall. According to these reports, you are to become their king,Proverbs 29:5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.James 4:17Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.2 Corinthians 11:12But I will keep on doing what I am doing, in order to undercut those who want an opportunity to be regarded as our equals in the things of which they boast.Matthew 22:15Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.Matthew 10:28Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.Acts 6:13where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.Isaiah 57:11Whom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lied and failed to remember Me or take this to heart? Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear Me?Revelation 21:8But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”1 Timothy 5:14So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.Matthew 26:59Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.Jeremiah 18:18Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”Proverbs 16:29A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.Jeremiah 1:17Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them.Ezekiel 13:17–23Now, O son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy out of their own imagination. Prophesy against themIsaiah 51:12–13“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?

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