Nehemiah 6:10
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And I went into the house of Samaia the son of Delaia, the son of Metabeel privately. And he said: Let us consult together in the house of God in the midst of the temple: and let us shut the doors of the temple, for they will come to kill thee, and in the night they will come to slay thee.

Genesis 36:39
This man also being dead, Adar reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Phau: and his wife was called Meetabel, the daughter of Matred, daughter of Mezaab.

Jeremiah 36:5
And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying: I am shut up, and cannot go into the house of the Lord.

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And I went into the house of Samaia the son of Delaia, the son of Metabeel privately. And he said: Let us consult together in the house of God in the midst of the temple: and let us shut the doors of the temple, for they will come to kill thee, and in the night they will come to slay thee.

Shemaiah

Nehemiah 6:12 And I understood that God had not sent him, but that he had spoken to me as if he had been prophesying, and Tobias, and Sanaballat had hired him.

Ezra 8:16 So I sent Eliezer, and Ariel, and Semeias, and Elnathan, and Jarib, and another Elnathan, and Nathan, and Zacharias, and Mosollam, chief men: and Joiarib, and Elnathan, wise men.

Ezra 10:31 And of the sons of Herem, Eliezer, Josue, Melchias, Semeias, Simeon,

Proverbs 11:9 When it goeth well with the just, the city shall rejoice: and when the wicked perish, there shall be praise.

Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

shut up

2 Kings 9:8 And I will destroy all the house of Achab, and I will cut off from Achab, him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up, and the meanest in Israel.

Jeremiah 36:5 And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying: I am shut up, and cannot go into the house of the Lord.

Ezekiel 3:24 And the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet: and he spoke to me, and said to me: Go in; and shut thyself up in the midst of thy house.

Let us meet

Psalm 12:2 They have spoken vain things, every one to his neighbour: with deceitful lips, and with a double heart have they spoken.

Psalm 37:12 The sinner shall watch the just man: and shall gnash upon him with his teeth.

Psalm 120:2,3 O Lord, deliver my soul from wicked lips, and a deceitful tongue. . . .

the house

1 Kings 6:5 And upon the wall of the temple, he built floors round about, in the walls of the house, round about the temple and the oracle, and he made chambers in the sides round about.

2 Kings 11:3 And he was with her six years, hid in the house of the Lord. And Athalia reigned over the land.

let us shut

2 Chronicles 28:24 Then Achaz having taken away all the vessels of the house of God, and broken them, shut up the doors of the temple of God, and made himself altars in all the corners of Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 29:3,7 In the first year and month of his reign he opened the doors of the house of the Lord, and repaired them. . . .

Malachi 1:10 Who is there among you, that will shut the doors, and will kindle the fire on my altar gratis? I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts: and I will not receive a gift of your hand.

Acts 21:30 And he whole city was in an uproar: and the people ran together. And taking Paul, they drew him out of the temple: and immediately the doors were shut.

in the night

Job 24:13-17 They have been rebellious to the light, they have not known his ways, neither have they returned by his paths. . . .

John 3:20 For every one that doth evil hateth the light and cometh not to the light, that his works may not be reproved.

Context
Sanballat's Conspiracy
9For all these men thought to frighten us, thinking that our hands would cease from the work, and that we would leave off. Wherefore I strengthened my hands the more: 10And I went into the house of Samaia the son of Delaia, the son of Metabeel privately. And he said: Let us consult together in the house of God in the midst of the temple: and let us shut the doors of the temple, for they will come to kill thee, and in the night they will come to slay thee.11And I said: Should such a man as I flee? and who is there that being as I am, would go into the temple, to save his life? I will not go in.…
Lexicon
Later, I
וַאֲנִי־ (wa·’ă·nî-)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 589: I

went
בָ֗אתִי (ḇā·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to the house
בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house

of Shemaiah
שְֽׁמַֽעְיָ֧ה (šə·ma‘·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8098: Shemaiah -- 'Yah hears', the name of a number of Israelites

son
בֶן־ (ḇen-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

of Delaiah,
דְּלָיָ֛ה (də·lā·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1806: Delaiah -- 'Yah has drawn', five Israelites

the son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

of Mehetabel,
מְהֵֽיטַבְאֵ֖ל (mə·hê·ṭaḇ·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4105: Mehetabel -- 'God benefits', wife of an Edomite king, also an ancestor of the false prophet Shemaiah

who
וְה֣וּא (wə·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

was confined
עָצ֑וּר (‘ā·ṣūr)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6113: To inclose, to hold back, to maintain, rule, assemble

to his house. He said:
וַיֹּ֡אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“Let us meet
נִוָּעֵד֩ (niw·wā·‘êḏ)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 3259: To fix upon, to meet, to summon, to direct, to engage

at
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

the house
בֵּ֨ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house

of God
הָאֱלֹהִ֜ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

inside
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

the temple.
הַֽהֵיכָ֗ל (ha·hê·ḵāl)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1964: A large public building, palace, temple

Let us shut
וְנִסְגְּרָה֙ (wə·nis·gə·rāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 5462: To shut up, to surrender

the temple
הַהֵיכָ֔ל (ha·hê·ḵāl)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1964: A large public building, palace, temple

doors
דַּלְת֣וֹת (dal·ṯō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1817: Something swinging, the valve of a, door

because
כִּ֚י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

they are coming
בָּאִ֣ים (bā·’îm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to kill you—
לְהָרְגֶ֔ךָ (lə·hā·rə·ḡe·ḵā)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2026: To smite with deadly intent

by night
וְלַ֖יְלָה (wə·lay·lāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3915: A twist, night, adversity

they are coming
בָּאִ֥ים (bā·’îm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to kill you!”
לְהָרְגֶֽךָ׃ (lə·hā·rə·ḡe·ḵā)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2026: To smite with deadly intent


Additional Translations
Later, I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was confined to his house. He said: “Let us meet at the house of God inside the temple. Let us shut the temple doors because they are coming to kill you—by night they are coming to kill you!”Afterward I came to 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 you; yes, in the night will they come to slay you.

And I went unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabel, 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.

And I came into the house of Semei the son of Dalaia the Son of Metabeel, and he was shut up; and he said, Let us assemble together in the house of God, in the midst of it, and let us shut the doors of it; for they are coming by night to slay thee.

And I came to the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabeel, who had shut himself 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 are coming to kill thee; even in the night are they coming to kill thee.

And I went unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabel, 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.

Afterward I came to 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.

I went to the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabel, who was shut in at his home; 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 kill you; yes, in the night will they come to kill you."

And I have entered the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, son of Mehetabeel -- and he is restrained -- and he saith, 'Let us meet at the house of God, at the inside of the temple, and we shut the doors of the temple, for they are coming in to slay thee -- yea, by night they are coming in to slay thee.'
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