Nehemiah 6:10
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.”
יָעַד
to fix upon (by agreement or appointment); by implication, to meet (at a stated time), to summon (to trial), to direct (in a certain quarter or position), to engage (for marriage)
בֵּן
the son of
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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בַּיִת
the house of
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בַּיִת
House, household, family. Bayith. In My Father's house are many rooms. God has a home prepared for everyone who belongs to Him.
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עָצָר
was shut up
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עָצָר
to inclose; by analogy, to hold back; also to maintain, rule, assemble
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מְהֵיטַבְאֵל
Mehetabel
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מְהֵיטַבְאֵל
Mehetabel, the name of an Edomitish man and woman
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תָּוֶךְ
the middle of
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תָּוֶךְ
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
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שְׁמַעְיָה
Shemaiah
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שְׁמַעְיָה
Shemajah, the name of twenty-five Israelites
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דֶּלֶת
the doors of
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דֶּלֶת
something swinging, i.e. the valve of adoor
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דְּלָיָה
Delaiah
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דְּלָיָה
Delajah, the name of five Israelites
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