Nehemiah 6:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 6:13 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
לְמַ֤עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
שָׂכוּר֙
sâkar
H7936
to hire
ה֔וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
לְמַֽעַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
אִירָ֥א
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
כֵּ֖ן
kên
H3651
thus
וְחָטָ֑אתִי
châṭâʼ
H2398
to sin
וְהָיָ֤ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לָהֶם֙
לְשֵׁ֣ם
shêm
H8034
name
רָ֔ע
raʻ
H7451
evil
לְמַ֖עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
יְחָֽרְפֽוּנִי
châraph
H2778
to reproach
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World English Bible Public Domain
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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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For this purpose he was hired, so that I would be afraid, and I would do thus and sin. And it might become an evil name to them, so that they could reproach me.
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