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Nehemiah 6 — Sermon Preparation
Despite plots to lure and discredit Nehemiah, the wall is completed in fifty-two days, and his enemies recognize the work was done with God's help. Below is a research summary for Nehemiah 6, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 19
- verses
- 305 / 140
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 5
- classic sermon excerpts
- 2
- preachers & commentators
Nehemiah 6 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| טוֹבִיָּה | Ṭôwbîyâh | H2900 | 6 | Tobijah |
| סַנְבַלַּט | Çanballaṭ | H5571 | 5 | Sanballat |
| שָׁלַח | shâlach | H7971 | 7 | send |
| דָּבָר | dâbâr | H1697 | 7 | word, matter |
| אִגֶּרֶת | ʼiggereth | H107 | 3 | epistle |
| מְלָאכָה | mᵉlâʼkâh | H4399 | 4 | deputyship, ministry |
| גֶּשֶׁם | Geshem | H1654 | 3 | Geshem, Gashmu |
How preachers through history handled this text
5 public-domain excerpts on Nehemiah 6, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The wall was begun and finished in fifty-two days, though they rested on the sabbaths. A great deal of work may be done in a little time, if we set about it in earnest, and keep close to it. See the mischief of marrying with strangers. When men once became akin to Tobiah, they soon became sworn to him. A sinful love leads to a sinful league. The enemy of souls employs many instruments, and forms many projects, to bring reproach on the active servants of God, or to take them from their work. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Nehemiah 6:15–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Hakkephirim— Neh 6:2
- Ono— Neh 6:2
- Jerusalem— Neh 6:7
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