Translations
Modern
Then I sent him this reply: “There is nothing to these rumors you are spreading; you are inventing them in your own mind.”
Traditional
Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.
Literal
And I sent to him, saying, “These things are not being done as you say, but you are inventing them in your own heart.”
Latin
Et misi ad eos, dicens: Non est factum secundum verba hæc, quæ tu loqueris: de corde enim tuo tu componis hæc.
Original
Hebrew
English
Then I sent him this reply: “There is nothing to these rumors you are spreading; you are inventing them in your own mind.”
Notes
After solving the financial crisis (see Nehemiah 5), the story shifts back to how those against rebuilding tried to scare or stop Nehemiah.
Theme notes and profiles
Nehemiah Dealing with Conflict Jerusalem Rebuilding of Jerusalem
Glossary
Book of Nehemiah Nehemiah (Person) Postexilic Period Sanballat Tobiah
Topics
False Accusation: Incidents Illustrative of Against Jews, Returned Under Ezra Tobiah: An Enemy of the Jews in the Time of Nehemiah: Conspires to Injure and Intimidate Nehemiah