Nehemiah 6:4 BSB — MannaFest

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10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּשְׁלְח֥וּ	vai.yish.le.Chu	and they sent	H7971 →
אֵלַ֛י	'e.Lai	to me	H413 →
כַּדָּבָ֥ר	ka.da.Var	according to the manner	H1697 →
הַזֶּ֖ה	ha.Zeh	<the> this	H2088 →
אַרְבַּ֣ע	'ar.Ba'	four	H702 →
פְּעָמִ֑ים	pe.'a.Mim	times	H6471 →
וָאָשִׁ֥יב	va.'a.Shiv	and I sent back to	H7725 →
אוֹתָ֖ם	'o.Tam	<obj.> them	H853 →
כַּדָּבָ֥ר	ka.da.Var	according to the manner	H1697 →
הַזֶּֽה׃ ס	ha.Zeh	<the> this	H2088 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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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
1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
leads to
- Galatians 6:9
  Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
- 2 Chronicles 15:7
  But as for you, be strong; do not be discouraged, for your work will be rewarded.”
- Hebrews 6:10
  For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
- Philippians 2:16
  as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.
- 1 Corinthians 3:8
  He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.
Through
Luke 18:5
yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Then she will stop wearing me out with her perpetual requests.’”
leads to
- Luke 11:8
  I tell you, even though he will not get up to provide for him because of his friendship, yet because of the man’s persistence, he will get up and give him as much as…
- Luke 18:39
  Those who led the way admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Through
Proverbs 7:21
With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.
leads to
- Proverbs 5:3
  Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,

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.

Luke 18:5yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Then she will stop wearing me out with her perpetual requests.’”Judges 16:6So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me the source of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.”Proverbs 7:21With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.Judges 16:15–20“How can you say, ‘I love you,’” she asked, “when your heart is not with me? This is the third time you have mocked me and failed to reveal to me the source of your great strength!”1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.Galatians 2:5We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.Judges 16:10Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me! Now please tell me how you can be tied up.”Proverbs 14:15The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps.

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