NEH 6:13 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) They must have hired him so that I’d be afraid and take that advice and sin. Then they could have ruined my reputation and discredited me.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrTr and Tobias and Sanaballat had hired against me a multitude, that I might be frightened, and do this, and sin, and become to them an ill name, that they might reproach me.

ULT For this purpose he was hired, so that I would be afraid, and I would do thus and sin. And it might become an evil name to them, so that they could reproach me.

UST They had paid him the money specifically to say things that would scare me. They were hoping they could make me sin by abandoning my responsibilities and hiding in the temple. If I had done that, they would have ruined my reputation and discredited me.

BSB He had been hired to intimidate me so that I would sin by doing as he suggested, so they could give me a bad name in order to discredit me.

OEB that I should be alarmed and act accordingly and sin; and it would have given them occasion for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

WEBBE He was hired so that I would be afraid, do so, and sin, and that they might have material for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET He had been hired to scare me so that I would do this and thereby sin. They would thus bring reproach on me and I would be discredited.

LSV so that he [is] a hired worker, that I may fear and do so, and I had sinned, and it had been to them for an evil name that they may reproach me.

FBV They'd hired him thinking I'd be scared into doing something wrong. Then they'd be able to point the finger and ruin my reputation.

T4T They had bribed him to cause me to be afraid. They wanted me to disobey God’s commands and sin by hiding in the temple. If I did that, they would be able to ruin my reputation [MTY] and discredit me.

LEB No LEB NEH book available

BBE For this reason they had given him money, in order that I might be overcome by fear and do what he said and do wrong, and so they would have reason to say evil about me and put shame on me.

Moff No Moff NEH book available

JPS For this cause was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might taunt me.

ASV For this cause was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

DRA For he had taken money, that I being afraid should do this thing, and sin, and they might have some evil to upbraid me withal.

YLT so that he [is] an hireling, that I may fear and do so, and I had sinned, and it had been to them for an evil name that they may reproach me.

Drby Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have wherewith to spread an evil report, that they might reproach me.

RV For this cause was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

SLT So that he was hired that I shall be afraid and do thus, and sin, and it was to them for an evil name, so that they shall reproach me.

Wbstr Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

KJB-1769 Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.

KJB-1611 Therefore was hee hired, that I should be afraid, and doe so, and sinne, and that they might haue matter for an euill report, that they might reproch mee.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Bshps No Bshps NEH book available

Gnva Therefore was he hyred, that I might be afrayde, and doe thus, and sinne, and that they might haue an euill report that they might reproche me.
(Therefore was he hired, that I might be afraid, and do thus, and sin, and that they might have an evil report that they might reproach me. )

Cvdl No Cvdl NEH book available

Wycl No Wycl NEH book available

Luth No Luth NEH book available

ClVg Acceperat enim pretium, ut territus facerem, et peccarem, et haberent malum quod exprobrarent mihi.
(Acceperat because price/ransom/value, as territus facerem, and to_sinm, and to_havent evil that exprobrarent to_me. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT NEH book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

לְמַ֤עַן שָׂכוּר֙ ה֔וּא לְמַֽעַן־אִירָ֥א

for_this_reason hired he/it to intimidate

This is the reason why Nehemiah’s enemies had hired Shemaiah; because they wanted to cause Nehemiah to be afraid. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this explicitly. Alternate translation: [The reason they had hired him was to scare me. They hoped that as a result]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

לְמַ֤עַן

for_this_reason

This term introduces the purpose for the sentence contained in the verse.

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

וְ⁠אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־כֵּ֖ן וְ⁠חָטָ֑אתִי

and,act yes/correct/thus/so and,sin

This phrase expresses the goal for the sentence contained in the verse.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־כֵּ֖ן וְ⁠חָטָ֑אתִי

and,act yes/correct/thus/so and,sin

It is not entirely clear why Nehemiah says it would have been a sin for him to hide in the temple since it was a time-honored tradition in Israel to allow people to seek sanctuary there. Perhaps the explanation is that Nehemiah knew God had sent him to Judah on a special mission to help and protect the Jewish community there. And so, if he had abandoned that mission to save his life, he would have been disobeying God. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could say something like that explicitly. Alternate translation: [They were hoping they could make me sin by abandoning my responsibilities and hiding in the temple.]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠הָיָ֤ה לָ⁠הֶם֙ לְ⁠שֵׁ֣ם רָ֔ע לְמַ֖עַן יְחָֽרְפֽוּ⁠נִי

and=it_was to/for=them for,name bad in_order_that taunt,me

Here, name is a figurative way of referring to the fame or reputation of a person. If he hid in the temple to save his own life, Nehemiah would get a bad reputation as a coward who was concerned only for himself. Alternate translation: [this would give me a bad reputation, and they could say bad things about me to everyone]

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

לְמַֽעַן

This term expresses that the clause that comes after is the goal for the clause that comes before.

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