Nehemiah 6:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then I perceivedוָאַכִּ֕ירָה
(va·'ak·ki·rah)
5234: to regard, recognizea prim. root
that surelyוְהִנֵּ֥ה
(ve·hin·neh)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים
(e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
had not sentשְׁלָחֹ֑ו
(she·la·chov;)
7971: to senda prim. root
him, but he utteredדִּבֶּ֣ר
(dib·ber)
1696: to speaka prim. root
[his] prophecyהַנְּבוּאָה֙
(han·ne·vu·'ah)
5016: prophecyfrom the same as nabi
againstעָלַ֔י
(a·lai,)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
me because Tobiahוְטֹובִיָּ֥ה
(ve·to·v·vi·yah)
2900: "Yah is my good," three Isr., also an Ammonitefrom tob and Yah
and Sanballatוְסַנְבַלַּ֖ט
(ve·san·val·lat)
5571: a Samaritan leaderof foreign origin
had hiredשְׂכָרֹֽו׃
(se·cha·rov.)
7936: to hirea prim. root
him. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
And lo I perceived
nakar  (naw-kar')
acknowledge, could, deliver, discern, dissemble, estrange, feign self to be another, know, take knowledge (notice), perceive, regard, (have) respect, behave (make) self strange(-ly).
that God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
had not sent
shalach  (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
him but that he pronounced
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
this prophecy
nbuw'ah  (neb-oo-aw')
a prediction (spoken or written) -- prophecy.
against me for Tobiah
Towbiyah  (to-bee-yaw')
goodness of Jehovah; Tobijah, the name of three Israelites and of one Samaritan -- Tobiah, Tobijah.
and Sanballat
Canballat  (san-bal-lat')
Sanballat, a Persian satrap of Samaria -- Sanballat.
had hired
sakar  (saw-kar')
to hire -- earn wages, hire (out self), reward, surely.
him
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then I perceived that surely God had not sent him, but he uttered his prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

King James Bible
And, lo, I perceived that God had not sent him; but that he pronounced this prophecy against me: for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I realized that God had not sent him, because of the prophecy he spoke against me. Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

International Standard Version
I perceived that God had not sent him. Instead, Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him to pronounce this prophecy against me.

NET Bible
I recognized the fact that God had not sent him, for he had spoken the prophecy against me as a hired agent of Tobiah and Sanballat.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then I realized that God hadn't sent him. Instead, Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him to prophesy against me.

King James 2000 Bible
And, lo, I perceived that God had not sent him; but that he pronounced this prophecy against me: for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.
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