Nehemiah 6:13⥂
_KJV:
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.
_BSB:
He 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.
_Hebrew:
לְמַ֤עַן שָׂכוּר֙ ה֔וּא לְמַֽעַן־ אִירָ֥א וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ כֵּ֖ן וְחָטָ֑אתִי וְהָיָ֤ה לָהֶם֙ לְשֵׁ֣ם רָ֔ע לְמַ֖עַן יְחָֽרְפֽוּנִי׃ פ
_LXX:
Greek Text
_Topics:
BRIBERY • COURAGE • TOBIAH