1 Now it came to pass, when Sanballat 5571, and Tobiah 2900, and Geshem 1654 the Arabian 6163, and the rest 3499 of our enemies 341, heard 8085 that I had builded 1129 the wall 2346, and that there was no breach 6556 left 3498 therein; (though 1571 5704 at that time 6256 I had not set up 5975 the doors 1817 upon the gates 8179;)
2 That Sanballat 5571 and Geshem 1654 sent 7971 unto me, saying 559, Come 3212, let us meet 3259 together 3162 in some one of the villages 3715 in the plain 1237 of Ono 207. But they thought 2803 to do 6213 me mischief 7451.
3 And I sent 7971 messengers 4397 unto them, saying 559, I am doing 6213 a great 1419 work 4399, so that I cannot 3201 come down 3381: why should the work 4399 cease 7673, whilst 834 I leave 7503 it, and come down 3381 to you?
4 Yet they sent 7971 unto me four 702 times 6471 after this sort 1697; and I answered 7725 them after the same manner 1697.
5 Then sent 7971 Sanballat 5571 his servant 5288 unto me in like manner 1697 the fifth 2549 time 6471 with an open 6605 letter 107 in his hand 3027;
6 Wherein was written 3789, It is reported 8085 among the heathen 1471, and Gashmu 1654 saith 559 it, that thou and the Jews 3064 think 2803 to rebel 4775: for which cause 3651 thou buildest 1129 the wall 2346, that thou mayest be 1933 their king 4428, according to these words 1697.
7 And thou hast also appointed 5975 prophets 5030 to preach 7121 of thee at Jerusalem 3389, saying 559, There is a king 4428 in Judah 3063: and now shall it be reported 8085 to the king 4428 according to these words 1697. Come 3212 now therefore, and let us take counsel 3289 together 3162.
8 Then I sent 7971 unto him, saying 559, There are 1961 0 no such things 1697 done 1961 as thou sayest 559, but thou feignest 908 them out of thine own heart 3820.
9 For they all made us afraid 3372, saying 559, Their hands 3027 shall be weakened 7503 from the work 4399, that it be not done 6213. Now therefore, O God, strengthen 2388 my hands 3027.
10 Afterward I came 935 unto the house 1004 of Shemaiah 8098 the son 1121 of Delaiah 1806 the son 1121 of Mehetabeel 4105, who was shut up 6113; and he said 559, Let us meet together 3259 in the house 1004 of God 430, within 8432 the temple 1964, and let us shut 5462 the doors 1817 of the temple 1964: for they will come 935 to slay 2026 thee; yea, in the night 3915 will they come 935 to slay 2026 thee.
11 And I said 559, Should such 3644 a man 376 as I flee 1272? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go 935 into the temple 1964 to save his life 2425? I will not go in 935.
12 And, lo, I perceived 5234 that God 430 had not sent 7971 him; but that he pronounced 1696 this prophecy 5016 against me: for Tobiah 2900 and Sanballat 5571 had hired 7936 him.
13 Therefore was he hired 7936, that I should be afraid 3372, and do so 6213, and sin 2398, and that they might have matter for an evil 7451 report 8034, that they might reproach 2778 me.
14 My God 430, think 2142 thou upon Tobiah 2900 and Sanballat 5571 according to these their works 4639, and on the prophetess 5031 Noadiah 5129, and the rest 3499 of the prophets 5030, that would have put me in fear 3372.
15 So the wall 2346 was finished 7999 in the twenty 6242 and fifth 2568 day of the month Elul 435, in fifty 2572 and two 8147 days 3117.
16 And it came to pass, that when all our enemies 341 heard 8085 thereof, and all the heathen 1471 that were about us 5439 saw 7200 these things, they were much 3966 cast down 5307 in their own eyes 5869: for they perceived 3045 that this work 4399 was wrought 6213 of our God 430.
17 Moreover in those days 3117 the nobles 2715 of Judah 3063 sent 1980 many 7235 letters 107 unto Tobiah 2900, and the letters of Tobiah 2900 came 935 unto them.
18 For there were many 7227 in Judah 3063 sworn 1167 7621 unto him, because he was the son in law 2860 of Shechaniah 7935 the son 1121 of Arah 733; and his son 1121 Johanan 3076 had taken 3947 the daughter 1323 of Meshullam 4918 the son 1121 of Berechiah 1296.
19 Also they reported 559 his good deeds 2896 before 6440 me, and uttered 3318 my words 1697 to him. And Tobiah 2900 sent 7971 letters 107 to put me in fear 3372.