Nehemiah 6:8

Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data

"Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart."

Word-by-Word Analysis

Then I

שָׁלַח

shâlach

H7971

to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)

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unto him

אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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There are no such

דָּבָר

dâbâr

H1697

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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עָשָׂה

ʻâsâh

H6213

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

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as thou

אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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but thou

בָּדָא

bâdâʼ

H908

(figuratively) to invent

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them out of thine own

לֵב

lêb

H3820

the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything

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Key Terms in This Verse

feignest H908

בָּדָא bâdâʼ

(figuratively) to invent

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sayest H559

אָמַר ʼâmar

to say (used with great latitude)

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done H6213

עָשָׂה ʻâsâh

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

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sent H7971

שָׁלַח shâlach

to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)

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heart H3820

לֵב lêb

the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything

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things H1697

דָּבָר dâbâr

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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saying H559

אָמַר ʼâmar

to say (used with great latitude)

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Cross References

Psalm 52:2 cross-reference

Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Job 13:4 cross-reference

But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.

Acts 25:10 cross-reference

Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.

Acts 25:7 cross-reference

And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.

John 8:44 cross-reference

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he...

Daniel 11:27 cross-reference

And both these kings’ hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.

Matthew 12:34 cross-reference

O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Psalm 36:3 cross-reference

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.

Isaiah 59:4 cross-reference

None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

Psalm 38:12 cross-reference

They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

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