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Nehemiah 6:4

Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner.

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וַיִּשְׁלְח֥וּvayishlechvand sendשָׁלַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and send”, the next action in the storyH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…אֵלַ֛יelayamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).כַּדָּבָ֥רkadavaras causeדָּבָרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as cause”, the ordinary formH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…הַזֶּ֖הhazehthe the one...the otherזֶהdefinite article, pronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “the the one...the other”H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thathe, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus,…אַרְבַּ֣עarbafourאַרְבַּעadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “four”, the ordinary formH702fourfour.פְּעָמִ֑יםpeamimanvilפַּעַםnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “anvil”, the ordinary formH6471a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)anvil, corner, foot(-step), going, (hundred-) fold, [idiom] now, (this) [phrase] once, order, rank, step, [phrase] thrice, (often-), second, this, two) time(-s), twice, wheel.וָאָשִׁ֥יבvaashivand againשׁוּבconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and again”, the next action in the storyH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…אוֹתָ֖םotamobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).כַּדָּבָ֥רkadavaras causeדָּבָרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as cause”, the ordinary formH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…הַזֶּֽהhazehthe the one...the otherזֶהdefinite article, pronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “the the one...the other”H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thathe, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they send unto me, according to this word, four times, and I return them [word] according to this word.

World English Bible

They sent to me four times like this; and I answered them the same way.

Darby Translation

And they sent to me four times after this sort; and I answered them in the same manner.

Douay-Rheims

And they sent to me according to this word, four times: and I answered them after the same manner.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they sent to me again to this effect; and I sent them word accordingly.

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