Nehemiah 6:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then I sentוָאֶשְׁלְחָ֤ה
(va·'esh·le·chah)
7971: to senda prim. root
[a message] to him saying,לֵאמֹ֔ר
(le·mor,)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Suchהָאֵ֔לֶּה
(ha·'el·leh,)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
thingsכַּדְּבָרִ֣ים
(kad·de·va·rim)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
as you are sayingאֹומֵ֑ר
(o·v·mer;)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
have not been done,נִֽהְיָה֙
(nih·yah)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
but you are inventingבֹודָֽאם
(vo·v·dam)
908: to devise, inventa prim. root
them in your own mind."מִֽלִּבְּךָ֖
(mil·lib·be·cha)
3820: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom the same as lebab


















KJV Lexicon
Then I sent
shalach  (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
unto him saying
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
There are
hayah  (haw-yaw)
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
no such things
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
done
hayah  (haw-yaw)
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
as thou sayest
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
but thou feignest
bada'  (baw-daw')
(figuratively) to invent -- devise, feign.
them out of thine own heart
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then I sent a message to him saying, "Such things as you are saying have not been done, but you are inventing them in your own mind."

King James Bible
Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then I replied to him, "There is nothing to these rumors you are spreading; you are inventing them in your own mind."

International Standard Version
I sent word back to him, "Nothing has happened as you've claimed. You're making up these charges in your imagination."

NET Bible
I sent word back to him, "We are not engaged in these activities you are describing. All of this is a figment of your imagination."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then I sent someone to tell him, "None of your accusations are true. You are making them up out of your own imagination."

King James 2000 Bible
Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as you say, but you invent them out of your own heart.
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