Nehemiah Chapter 6 verse 5 Holy Bible

ASV Nehemiah 6:5

Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand,
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BBE Nehemiah 6:5

Then Sanballat sent his servant to me a fifth time with an open letter in his hand;
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DARBY Nehemiah 6:5

Then sent Sanballat his servant to me in this manner the fifth time, with an open letter in his hand,
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KJV Nehemiah 6:5

Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand;
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WBT Nehemiah 6:5

Then Sanballat sent his servant to me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand;
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WEB Nehemiah 6:5

Then sent Sanballat his servant to me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand,
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YLT Nehemiah 6:5

And Sanballat sendeth unto me, according to this word, a fifth time, his servant, and an open letter in his hand;
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 5. - An open letter. Letters in the East are usually placed in silken bags, which are then tied up and carefully sealed. An "open letter" invited perusal; and the object of sending this one "open' must have been to create alarm among the Jews, and to excite them against Nehemiah. Compare the conduct of Sennacherib's ambassadors (2 Kings 18:27-33).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(5) The fifth time with an open letter in his hand.--Four times they strive to induce Nehemiah to meet them, under various pretexts, with the intention of doing him personal harm. Each time his reply was to the effect that he was finishing his own work, not without a touch of irony. This answer has an universal application, which preachers have known how to use. In the fifth letter the tactics are changed: the silken bag containing the missive was not sealed, and it was hoped that Nehemiah would be alarmed by the thought that its contents had been read by the people.