NASB
"Then Sanballat sent his servant to me in the same manner a fifth time with an open letter in his hand."
— Nehemiah 6:5, NASB
“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;”
then Sanballat and Geshem sent a message to me, saying, "Come, let us meet together at Chephirim in the plain of Ono." But they were planning to harm me.
So I sent messengers to them, saying, "I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you?"
They sent messages to me four times in this manner, and I answered them in the same way.
Then Sanballat sent his servant to me in the same manner a fifth time with an open letter in his hand.
In it was written, "It is reported among the nations, and Gashmu says, that you and the Jews are planning to rebel; therefore you are rebuilding the wall. And you are to be their king, according to these reports.
"You have also appointed prophets to proclaim in Jerusalem concerning you, 'A king is in Judah!' And now it will be reported to the king according to these reports. So come now, let us take counsel together."
Then I sent a message to him saying, "Such things as you are saying have not been done, but you are inventing them in your own mind."