Nehemiah 6:5 BSB — MannaFest

Nehemiah 6:5

The fifth time, Sanballat sent me this same message by his young servant, who had in his hand an unsealed letter

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand,

KJV

Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand;

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time,.... In his own name, neither Tobiah nor Geshem joining with him, he being more solicitous and anxious to get him into his hands than any of them; and it may be, as some think, pretending more friendship for him than the rest, and therefore writes alone, as if they knew nothing of his writing: with an open letter in his hand: which having in it an intimation of Nehemiah being guilty of treason, anyone that would might read it, and so spread the defamation.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Letters were, and are still, sent to persons of distinction in a bag or purse, and even to equals they are enclosed--the tie being made with a colored ribbon. But to inferiors, or persons who are to be treated contemptuously, the letters were sent open--that is, not enclosed in a bag.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּשְׁלַח֩	vai.yish.Lach	and he sent	H7971 →
אֵלַ֨י	'e.Lai	to me	H413 →
סַנְבַלַּ֜ט	san.va.Lat	Sanballat	H5571 →
כַּדָּבָ֥ר	ka.da.Var	according to the manner	H1697 →
הַזֶּ֛ה	ha.Zeh	<the> this	H2088 →
פַּ֥עַם	Pa.'am	a time	H6471 →
חֲמִישִׁ֖ית	cha.mi.Shit	fifth	H2549 →
אֶֽת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
נַעֲר֑וֹ	na.'a.Ro	servant his	H5288 →
וְאִגֶּ֥רֶת	ve.'i.Ge.ret	and a letter	H107 →
פְּתוּחָ֖ה	pe.tu.Chah	open	H6605 →
בְּיָדֽוֹ׃	be.ya.Do	[was] in hand his	H3027 →

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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Where the connections lead

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
Ephesians 6:11
Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.
leads to
- 1 Peter 5:8
  Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Corinthians 10:4
  The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
- Romans 13:12
  The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
- Ephesians 6:13
  Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:8
  But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.
Through
2 Corinthians 2:11
in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
leads to
- Ephesians 6:11–12
  Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.
- 2 Corinthians 11:3
  I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.
- Luke 22:31
  Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Nehemiah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Nehemiah