Nehemiah 6:2 BSB — MannaFest

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16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח	vai.yish.Lach	and he sent	H7971 →
סַנְבַלַּ֤ט	san.va.Lat	Sanballat	H5571 →
וְגֶ֙שֶׁם֙	ve.Ge.shem	and Geshem	H1654 →
אֵלַ֣י	'e.Lai	to me	H413 →
לֵאמֹ֔ר	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →
לְכָ֞ה	le.Khah	come !	H1980 →
וְנִֽוָּעֲדָ֥ה	ve.ni.va.'a.Dah	so let us meet	H3259 →
יַחְדָּ֛ו	yach.Dav	together	H3162 →
בַּכְּפִירִ֖ים	ba.ke.fi.Rim	at <the> Kephirim	H3715 →
בְּבִקְעַ֣ת	be.vik.'At	in [the] plain of	H1237 →
אוֹנ֑וֹ	'o.No	Ono	H207 →
וְהֵ֙מָּה֙	ve.He.mah	and they	H1992 →
חֹֽשְׁבִ֔ים	cho.she.Vim	[were] planning	H2803 →
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת	la.'a.Sot	to do	H6213 →
לִ֖י	li	to me
רָעָֽה׃	ra.'Ah	harm	H7451 →

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ezekiel 33:31
So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest…
leads to
- Matthew 13:22
  The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
- Psalms 78:36–37
  But they deceived Him with their mouths, and lied to Him with their tongues.
- James 1:22–24
  Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.
- Isaiah 29:13
  Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught…
- Luke 11:28
  But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
Through
1 Chronicles 8:12
The sons of Elpaal:
leads to
- Nehemiah 7:37
  the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721;
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Psalms 37:12
The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
leads to
- Psalms 35:16
  Like godless jesters at a feast, they gnashed their teeth at me.
- Micah 2:1
  Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

1 Chronicles 8:12The sons of Elpaal:Psalms 37:12The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,Nehemiah 11:35Lod, and Ono; and in the Valley of the Craftsmen.2 Samuel 20:9“Are you well, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him.Ezekiel 33:31So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.Jeremiah 41:2Then Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him got up and struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, killing the one whom the king of Babylon had appointed to govern the land.Psalms 12:2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.2 Samuel 3:27When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.Luke 20:19–21When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.Psalms 37:32Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,Proverbs 26:24–26A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.Micah 7:4–5The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns. The day for your watchmen has come, the day of your visitation. Now is the time of their confusion.Ecclesiastes 4:4I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.Ezra 2:33the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725;Nehemiah 12:28The singers were also assembled from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites,Nehemiah 3:22And next to him, the priests from the surrounding area made repairs.Nehemiah 7:37the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721;Genesis 4:8Then Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let us go out to the field.” And while they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.

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