Nehemiah

Nehemiah 6:13

¹³He 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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He	ה֔וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
had been hired	שָׂכוּר֙	śā·ḵūr	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H7936 hire
to	לְמַ֤עַן	lə·ma·‘an	Preposition	H4616 purpose, intent
intimidate me	אִירָ֥א	’î·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3372 fear
so that I would sin	וְחָטָ֑אתִי	wə·ḥā·ṭā·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H2398 miss
by doing	וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־	wə·’e·‘ĕ·śeh-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
as he suggested	כֵּ֖ן	kên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
so they could give me	וְהָיָ֤ה	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a bad	רָ֔ע	rā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
name	לְשֵׁ֣ם	lə·šêm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H8034 name
in order to	לְמַ֖עַן	lə·ma·‘an	Conjunction	H4616 purpose, intent
discredit me	יְחָֽרְפֽוּנִי׃פ	yə·ḥā·rə·p̄ū·nî	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common singular	H2778 reproach

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.