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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. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

לְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'anso that

Lemma: מַ֫עַן (ma.an) · Strong's: H4616

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: because

Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 12:13, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 50:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4616; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:13 word 1

שָׂכוּר֙sa.Khur[was] hired

Lemma: שָׂכַר (sa.khar) · Strong's: H7936B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)

Meaning: to hire

Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 30:16, Deuteronomy 23:4, Judges 9:4, Judges 18:4, 1 Samuel 2:5, 2 Samuel 10:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7936B; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:13 word 2

ה֔וּאHu'he

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:13 word 3

לְמַֽעַן\־le.ma.'an-so that

Lemma: מַ֫עַן (ma.an) · Strong's: H4616

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: because

Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 12:13, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 50:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4616; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:13 word 4

אִירָ֥א'i.Ra'I may be afraid

Lemma: יָרֵא (ya.re) · Strong's: H3372G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqj1cs)

Meaning: to fear

Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:15, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 20:8, Genesis 21:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3372G; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:13 word 5

וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה\־ve.'e.'e.seh-and I may act

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqu1cs)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:13 word 6

כֵּ֖ןkenthus

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: so

Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:13 word 7

וְחָטָ֑אתִיve.cha.Ta.tiand I will sin

Lemma: חָטָא (cha.ta) · Strong's: H2398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)

Meaning: to sin

Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 20:6, Genesis 20:9, Genesis 31:39, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 40:1, Genesis 42:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2398; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:13 word 8

וְהָיָ֤הve.ha.Yahand it will become

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:13 word 9

לְשֵׁ֣םle.Shem<into> a name

Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: name

Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:13 word 10

רָ֔עRa'bad

Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: bad: harmful

Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 24:50, Genesis 31:24, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 37:2, Genesis 37:20, Genesis 37:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451A; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:13 word 11

לְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anso that

Lemma: מַ֫עַן (ma.an) · Strong's: H4616

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: because

Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 12:13, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 50:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4616; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:13 word 12

יְחָֽרְפֽוּנִי\׃\ \פye.Cha.re.Fu.nithey may reproach me

Lemma: חָרַף (cha.raph) · Strong's: H2778A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpj3mp)

Meaning: to taunt

Used 39 times. Also: Judges 5:18, Judges 8:15, 1 Samuel 17:10, 1 Samuel 17:25, 1 Samuel 17:26, 1 Samuel 17:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2778A; TAHOT Nehemiah 6:13 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

He	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
had been hired	→	שָׂכַר H7936B to hire
to	→	מַ֫עַן H4616 because
intimidate me	→	יָרֵא H3372G to fear
so that I would sin	→	חָטָא H2398 to sin
by doing	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
as he suggested	→	כֵּן H3651C so
so they could give me	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
. . .	→
a bad	→	רַע H7451A bad: harmful
name	→	שֵׁם H8034 name
in order to	→	מַ֫עַן H4616 because
discredit me	→	חָרַף H2778A to taunt

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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