Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
then Sanballat and Geshem sent a message to me, saying, “Come, let us meet together at
King James Version
That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
Holman Bible
Sanballat and Geshem
International Standard Version
Sanballat and Geshem sent word to me, saying "Come, let's meet together at Kephirim on the Ono Plain." But they were just trying to do me harm.
A Conservative Version
that Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, Come, let us meet together in [one of] the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
American Standard Version
that Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
Amplified
Sanballat and Geshem sent word to me, saying, “Come, let us meet together at Chephirim in the plain of Ono.” But they were planning to harm me.
Bible in Basic English
Sanballat and Geshem sent to me saying, Come, let us have a meeting in one of the little towns in the lowland of Ono. But their purpose was to do me evil.
Darby Translation
that Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, Come, let us meet together in the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
Julia Smith Translation
And Sanballat sent to me and Geshem, saying, Come, and we will pass over together in the villages in the valley of Ono. And they reckoned to do evil to me
King James 2000
That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me harm.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, "Come and let us meet together in [one of] the villages in the plain of Ono." But they planned to do evil to me.
Modern King James verseion
Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, Come, let us meet together in the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me harm.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, "Come and let us meet together in the villages upon the plain of the city Ono." Nevertheless, they thought to do me evil.
NET Bible
Sanballat and Geshem sent word to me saying, "Come on! Let's set up a time to meet together at Kephirim in the plain of Ono." Now they intended to do me harm.
New Heart English Bible
that Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, "Come, let us meet together at Ha-Kephirim in the plain of Ono." But they intended to harm me.
The Emphasized Bible
that Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come! and let us meet together in the villages, in the valley of Ono, - But, they, were plotting to do me harm.
Webster
That Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
World English Bible
that Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, "Come, let us meet together in [one of] the villages in the plain of Ono." But they intended to harm me.
Youngs Literal Translation
that Sanballat sendeth, also Geshem, unto me, saying, 'Come and we meet together in the villages, in the valley of Ono;' and they are thinking to do to me evil.
Themes
Alliance and society with the enemies of God » The wicked tempt saints to
Character » Of the wicked » Conspiring against saints
Character of the wicked » Conspiring against God's people
Fellowship » Instances of those who avoided fellowship with the wicked » Nehemiah
Geshem » Opposed nehemiah in building jerusalem
Ono » A town of the tribe of benjamim
Tobiah » An enemy of the jews in the time of nehemiah » Conspires to injure and intimidate nehemiah
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Nehemiah 6:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Enemies Foiled
1
Now when it was reported to Sanballat, Tobiah, to Geshem the Arab and to the rest of our enemies that I had rebuilt the wall, and that no breach remained in it,
Phrases
Cross References
1 Chronicles 8:12
The sons of Elpaal were Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with its towns;
Psalm 37:12
And
2 Samuel 3:27
So when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the middle of the gate to speak with him privately, and there
2 Samuel 20:9
Joab said to Amasa, “Is it well with you, my brother?” And
Nehemiah 11:35
Lod and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.
Psalm 12:2
With
Psalm 37:32
And
Proverbs 26:24-26
But he lays up
Ecclesiastes 4:4
I have seen that every labor and every
Jeremiah 41:2
Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him arose and
Ezekiel 33:31
They come to you as people come, and sit before you as My people and hear your words, but they do not do them, for they do the lustful desires expressed by their
Micah 7:4-5
The most upright like a
The day when you post your watchmen,
Your
Then their
Luke 20:19-21
The scribes and the chief priests