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Nehemiah 6

Neh. 6:11 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And I said
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
, Shouldi such
kmow (Hebrew #3644)
a form of the prefix "k-", but used separately (compare 3651); as, thus, so
KJV usage: according to, (such) as (it were, well as), in comparison of, like (as, to, unto), thus, when, worth.
Pronounce: kem-o'
Origin: or kamow {kaw-mo'}
a man
'iysh (Hebrew #376)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
KJV usage: also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare 802.
Pronounce: eesh
Origin: contracted for 582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant)
as I flee
barach (Hebrew #1272)
to bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenly
KJV usage: chase (away); drive away, fain, flee (away), put to flight, make haste, reach, run away, shoot.
Pronounce: baw-rakh'
Origin: a primitive root
? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go
bow' (Hebrew #935)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: abide, apply, attain, X be, befall, + besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, X certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, X doubtless again, + eat, + employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, + follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, + have, X indeed, (in-)vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, X (well) stricken (in age), X surely, take (in), way.
Pronounce: bo
Origin: a primitive root
into the temple
heykal (Hebrew #1964)
a large public building, such as a palace or temple
KJV usage: palace, temple.
Pronounce: hay-kawl'
Origin: probably from 3201 (in the sense of capacity)
to save his life
chayay (Hebrew #2425)
to live; causatively to revive
KJV usage: live, save life.
Pronounce: khaw-yah'-ee
Origin: a primitive root (compare 2421)
? I will not go in
bow' (Hebrew #935)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: abide, apply, attain, X be, befall, + besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, X certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, X doubtless again, + eat, + employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, + follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, + have, X indeed, (in-)vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, X (well) stricken (in age), X surely, take (in), way.
Pronounce: bo
Origin: a primitive root
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Psa. 11:1• 1To the chief musician, [a Psalm] of David.{HR}In Jehovah have I trusted:{HR}How say ye to my soul,{HR}Flee to your mountain [as] a bird? (Psa. 11:1)
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Psa. 112:6,8• 6For he shall not be moved forever;{HR}For everlasting remembrance shall be a righteous one.
 8Settled [is] his heart,{HR}He will not fear until he look upon his oppressors. (Psa. 112:6,8)
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Luke 13:31‑33• 31The same hour certain Pharisees came up, saying to him, Get out and go hence, for Herod is desirous to kill thee.
 32And he said to them, Go, tell that fox, Behold, I cast out demons, and I do cures Today and tomorrow, and the third day I shall be perfected;
 33but I must needs walk Today, and tomorrow, and the [day] following, for it must not be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem. (Luke 13:31‑33)
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Acts 20:24• 24But I hold not my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may accomplish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus to testify the gospel of the grace of God. (Acts 20:24)
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Acts 21:13• 13then Paul answered, Why do ye weep and break my heart? For I am ready, not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. (Acts 21:13)

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Cross References

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Should such.
Neh. 6:3• 3And 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? (Neh. 6:3)
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1 Sam. 19:5• 5for he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and Jehovah wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause? (1 Sam. 19:5)
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Job 4:3‑6• 3Lo, thou hast corrected many,{HR}And slack hands hast thou strengthened,
 4The stumbling one thy speech did raise,{HR}And sinking knees thou didst confirm;
 5But now it cometh to thee, and thou art grieved,{HR}It toucheth thee, and thou art confounded.
 6[Is] not thy fear thy confidence,{HR}And the uprightness of thy ways thy hope? (Job 4:3‑6)
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Psa. 11:1‑2• 1To the chief musician, [a Psalm] of David.{HR}In Jehovah have I trusted:{HR}How say ye to my soul,{HR}Flee to your mountain [as] a bird?
 2For, lo, the wicked bend the bow;{HR}They have fixed their arrows upon the string{HR}To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart. (Psa. 11:1‑2)
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Psa. 112:6,8• 6For he shall not be moved forever;{HR}For everlasting remembrance shall be a righteous one.
 8Settled [is] his heart,{HR}He will not fear until he look upon his oppressors. (Psa. 112:6,8)
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Prov. 28:1• 1The wicked flee when no man pursueth;{HR}But the righteous are bold as a lion. (Prov. 28:1)
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Isa. 10:18• 18and it shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body; and they shall be as when a standard-bearer fainteth. (Isa. 10:18)
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Luke 13:31‑33• 31The same hour certain Pharisees came up, saying to him, Get out and go hence, for Herod is desirous to kill thee.
 32And he said to them, Go, tell that fox, Behold, I cast out demons, and I do cures Today and tomorrow, and the third day I shall be perfected;
 33but I must needs walk Today, and tomorrow, and the [day] following, for it must not be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem. (Luke 13:31‑33)
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Acts 8:1• 1And Saul was consenting to the making him away. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the assembly that was in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria except the apostles. (Acts 8:1)
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Acts 20:24• 24But I hold not my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may accomplish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus to testify the gospel of the grace of God. (Acts 20:24)
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Acts 21:13• 13then Paul answered, Why do ye weep and break my heart? For I am ready, not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. (Acts 21:13)
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Heb. 11:27• 27By faith he left Egypt, not afraid of the wrath of the king; for he persevered as seeing the Invisible. (Heb. 11:27)
would go.
Neh. 6:9• 9For they all made us afraid saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. —Now therefore strengthen my hands! (Neh. 6:9)
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Num. 32:7‑9• 7And why do ye discourage the children of Israel from going over into the land that Jehovah has given them?
 8Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land:
 9they went up to the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, and discouraged the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land that Jehovah had given them. (Num. 32:7‑9)
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Eccl. 10:1• 1Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to stink [and] putrefy:{HR}[So] a little folly him that is valued for wisdom and honour. (Eccl. 10:1)
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Phil. 2:17,30• 17But if also I am poured out upon the sacrifice and ministration of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice with you all;
 30because for the work of Christ he was nigh even to death, endangering his life that he might fill up the remainder of your ministrations toward me. (Phil. 2:17,30)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, could go into the temple, and live? I will not go in.

W. Kelly Translation

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And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, could go into the temple, and live? I will not go in.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)