King James Version
Nehemiah 6:8 in the King James Version says “Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own hear...” — study this verse from Nehemiah chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.”
Nehemiah 6:8 · KJV
Wherein was written, It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel: for which cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayest be their king, according to these words. Gashmu: or, Geshem
And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.
Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.
For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.
Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Then I sent”
H7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“There are”
H1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“no such things”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“them out of thine own heart”
H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
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