Nehemiah 6:13
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so,
and sin,.... By distrusting the power and providence of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Nehemiah 6:10-14
The Jews' enemies leave no stone unturned, no way untried, to take Nehemiah off from building the wall about Jerusalem.…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Therefore R.V. For this cause.
and sin i.e. by transgressing -the law," by violating the sanctity of the House of God.
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