Catholic Public Domain Version
"And Sanballat sent his servant to me a fifth time, with the former word, and he had a letter in his hand written in this manner: "
— Nehemiah 6:5, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand;”
“Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand, ”
“Then Sanballat sent his servant to me the same way the fifth time with an open letter in his hand,”
“The fifth time that Sanballat sent his assistant to me in this way, he had an open letter in his hand.”
“And Sanaballat sent his servant to me the fifth time according to the former word, and he had a letter in his hand written in this manner:”
“Then Sanballat sent his servant to me a fifth time with an open letter in his hand;”
“Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand;”
Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying: “Come, and let us strike a pact together in the villages, on the plain of Ono.” But they were thinking that they would do me harm.
Therefore, I sent messengers to them, saying: “I am doing a great work, and I cannot descend, lest perhaps it may be neglected when I go out and descend to you.”
Then they sent to me, with this same word, four times. And I responded to them with the same word as before.
And Sanballat sent his servant to me a fifth time, with the former word, and he had a letter in his hand written in this manner:
“It has been heard among the Gentiles, and Geshem has said it, that you and the Jews are planning to rebel, and because of this, you are building the wall and thinking to raise yourself as a king over them. For this reason,
you also have stationed prophets, who preach about you in Jerusalem, saying: ‘There is a king in Judea!’ But the king will hear about these words. Therefore, come now, so that we may go to counsel together.”
And I sent to them, saying: “There has been nothing done according to these words, which you have spoken. For you are inventing these things from your own heart.”