Nehemiah 6:5
Strong's Lexicon
The fifth
חֲמִישִׁ֖ית (ḥă·mî·šîṯ)
Number - ordinal feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2549: 1) ordinal number, 5th

אֶֽת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

time,
פַּ֥עַם (pa·‘am)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6471: 1) stroke, beat, foot, step, anvil, occurrence 1a) foot, hoof-beat, footfall, footstep 1b) anvil 1c) occurrence, time, stroke, beat 1c1) one time, once, twice, thrice, as time on time, at this repetition, this once, now at length, now...now, at one time...at another

Sanballat
סַנְבַלַּ֜ט (san·ḇal·laṭ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5571: Sanballat = 'strength' 1) a Moabite of Horonaim and the opponent of Nehemiah and the returned exiles in their goal of rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem

sent
וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ (way·yiš·laḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7971: 1) to send, send away, let go, stretch out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to send 1a2) to stretch out, extend, direct 1a3) to send away 1a4) to let loose 1b) (Niphal) to be sent 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out 1c2) to let go, set free 1c3) to shoot forth (of branches) 1c4) to let down 1c5) to shoot 1d) (Pual) to be sent off, be put away, be divorced, be impelled 1e) (Hiphil) to send

אֵלַ֨י (’ê·lay)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

me this
הַזֶּ֛ה (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2088: 1) this, this one, here, which, this...that, the one...the other, another, such 1a) (alone) 1a1) this one 1a2) this...that, the one...the other, another 1b) (appos to subst) 1b1) this 1c) (as predicate) 1c1) this, such 1d) (enclitically) 1d1) then 1d2) who, whom 1d3) how now, what now 1d4) what now 1d5) wherefore now 1d6) behold here 1d7) just now 1d8) now, now already 1e) (poetry) 1e1) wherein, which, those who 1f) (with prefixes) 1f1) in this (place) here, then 1f2) on these conditions, herewith, thus provided, by, through this, for this cause, in this matter 1f3) thus and thus 1f4) as follows, things such as these, accordingly, to that effect, in like manner, thus and thus 1f5) from here, hence, on one side...on the other side 1f6) on this account 1f7) in spite of this, which, whence, how

same message
כַּדָּבָ֥ר (kad·dā·ḇār)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1697: 1) speech, word, speaking, thing 1a) speech 1b) saying, utterance 1c) word, words 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)

by his young servant,
נַעֲר֑וֹ (na·‘ă·rōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5288: 1) a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer 1a) boy, lad, youth 1b) servant, retainer

who had in his hand
בְּיָדֽוֹ׃ (bə·yā·ḏōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3027: 1) hand 1a) hand (of man) 1b) strength, power (fig.) 1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.) 1d) (various special, technical senses) 1d1) sign, monument 1d2) part, fractional part, share 1d3) time, repetition 1d4) axle-trees, axle 1d5) stays, support (for laver) 1d6) tenons (in tabernacle) 1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure) 1d8) wrists

an unsealed
פְּתוּחָ֖ה (pə·ṯū·ḥāh)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6605: 1) to open 1a) (Qal) to open 1b) (Niphal) to be opened, be let loose, be thrown open 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to free 1c2) to loosen 1c3) to open, open oneself 1d) (Hithpael) to loose oneself 2) to carve, engrave 2a) (Piel) to engrave 2b) (Pual) to be engraved

letter
וְאִגֶּ֥רֶת (wə·’ig·ge·reṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 107: 1) letter, missive

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The fifth time, Sanballat sent me this same message by his young servant, who had in his hand an unsealed letter

Young's Literal Translation
And Sanballat sendeth unto me, according to this word, a fifth time, his servant, and an open letter in his hand;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Sanballat sent me this same message a fifth time by his aide, who had an open letter in his hand.

New American Standard Bible
Then Sanballat sent his servant to me in the same manner a fifth time with an open letter in his hand.

King James Bible
Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand;
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Then, the fifth time, Sanballat sent his aide to me with the same message, and in his hand was an unsealed letter

New Living Translation
The fifth time, Sanballat's servant came with an open letter in his hand,

English Standard Version
In the same way Sanballat for the fifth time sent his servant to me with an open letter in his hand.

New American Standard Bible
Then Sanballat sent his servant to me in the same manner a fifth time with an open letter in his hand.

King James Bible
Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Sanballat sent me this same message a fifth time by his aide, who had an open letter in his hand.

International Standard Version
Then Sanballat sent his assistant to me the fifth time. But this time the letter was sent unsealed, and

NET Bible
The fifth time that Sanballat sent his assistant to me in this way, he had an open letter in his hand.

American Standard Version
Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand,

English Revised Version
Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand;

Young's Literal Translation
And Sanballat sendeth unto me, according to this word, a fifth time, his servant, and an open letter in his hand;
















Cross References
Nehemiah 6:4
Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner.

Nehemiah 6:6
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.

Nehemiah 1:1
The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,

Nehemiah 6:3
And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?

Nehemiah 6:2
That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.

Nehemiah 6:7
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.

Nehemiah 6:8
Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.
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