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Then Sanballat sent his young man to me in the same manner a fifth time with an open letter in his hand. In it was written,

“It is heard among the nations, and [a]Gashmu says, that (A)you and the Jews are planning to rebel; therefore you are rebuilding the wall. And you are to be their king, according to these words.

You have also [b]set up prophets to call out in Jerusalem concerning [c]you, ‘A king is in Judah!’ So now it will be heard by the king according to these words. So now, come, let us take counsel together.”

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 6:6 In v 1 and elsewhere, Geshem
  2. Nehemiah 6:7 Lit made prophets stand, cf. 4:13; 6:1; 7:3
  3. Nehemiah 6:7 Lit you, saying