King James Version
Nehemiah 6:19 in the King James Version says “Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear. wor...” — study this verse from Nehemiah chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear. words: or, matters”
Nehemiah 6:19 · KJV
Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them. sent: Heb. multiplied their letters passing to Tobiah
For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.
Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear. words: or, matters
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properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
“his good deeds”
H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“before”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“my words”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“me and uttered”
H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
“to him And Tobiah”
H2900tobijah, the name of three israelites and of one samaritan
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