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Nehemiah 6:13

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Bible Versions

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.
Therefore was he hired {H7936}, that I should be afraid {H3372}, and do so {H6213}, and sin {H2398}, and that they might have matter for an evil {H7451} report {H8034}, that they might reproach {H2778} me.
He had been hired to frighten me into following his suggestion and thus sin, so that they would have material for their unfavorable report about me and could taunt me with it.
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.
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.
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