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Nehemiah 6:8

Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.

KJV

Et misi ad eos, dicens : Non est factum secundum verba hæc, quæ tu loqueris : de corde enim tuo tu componis hæc.

Vulgate

καὶ ἀπέστειλα πρὸς αὐτὸν λέγων Οὐκ ἐγενήθη ὡς οἱ λόγοι οὗτοι οὓς σὺ λέγεις· ὅτι ἀπὸ καρδίας σου σὺ ψεύδῃ αὐτούς.

LXX

Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.

ASV

וָ/אֶשְׁלְחָ֤/ה אֵלָי/ו֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר לֹ֤א נִֽהְיָה֙ כַּ/דְּבָרִ֣ים הָ/אֵ֔לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֖ר אַתָּ֣ה אוֹמֵ֑ר כִּ֥י מִֽ/לִּבְּ/ךָ֖ אַתָּ֥ה בוֹדָֽא/ם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֵ֖לֶּה
'lh
pronoun · 744×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
בָּדָ֣א
bd'
verb · 2×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
י
y
noun · 591×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
נִי
ny
verb · 838×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Job 13:4 — But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.
  • Ps 52:2 — Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.