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International Version</a></span><br />Also, in those days the nobles of Judah were sending many letters to Tobiah, and replies from Tobiah kept coming to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/nehemiah/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />During those fifty-two days, many letters went back and forth between Tobiah and the nobles of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/nehemiah/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Moreover, in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s letters came to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Also in those days, the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s letters kept coming to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and <i>the letters</i> of Tobiah came unto them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/nehemiah/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Also in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and <i>the letters of</i> Tobiah came to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/nehemiah/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Also in those days many letters went from the nobles of Judah to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s letters came to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Also in those days many letters went from the nobles of Judah to Tobiah, and Tobiah&#8217s letters came to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/nehemiah/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Also in those days many letters went from the nobles of Judah to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s <i>letters</i> came to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/nehemiah/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Also in those days many letters went from the nobles of Judah to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s <i>letters</i> came to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/nehemiah/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Moreover, in those days many letters went from the nobles of Judah to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s <i>letters</i> came to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/nehemiah/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />During those days, the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s letters came to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/nehemiah/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />During those days, the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah&#8217s letters came to them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/nehemiah/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/nehemiah/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />All this time the Jewish leaders and Tobiah had been writing letters back and forth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/nehemiah/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/nehemiah/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />In those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah sent many letters back to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/nehemiah/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />During all this time the Jewish leaders had been in correspondence with Tobiah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/nehemiah/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Meanwhile, at that time the nobles of Judah continued to send many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah kept sending letters to them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/nehemiah/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Also in those days, the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s letters came back to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/nehemiah/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />In those days the aristocrats of Judah repeatedly sent letters to Tobiah, and responses from Tobiah were repeatedly coming to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/nehemiah/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah's letters came to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/nehemiah/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Moreover, in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/nehemiah/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s letters came to them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/nehemiah/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Also, in those days the nobles of Judah are multiplying their letters going to Tobiah, and those of Tobiah are coming to them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/nehemiah/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Also, in those days the freemen of Judah are multiplying their letters going unto Tobiah, and those of Tobiah are coming in unto them;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/nehemiah/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Also in these days the nobles of Judah were multiplying their letters going to Tobiah, and those to Tobiah came to them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/nehemiah/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Moreover in those days many letters were sent by the principal men of the Jews to Tobias, and from Tobias there came letters to them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/nehemiah/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But also, in those days, many letters were being sent by the nobles of the Jews to Tobiah, and were arriving from Tobiah to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/nehemiah/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />At that same time, however, many letters were going to Tobiah from the nobles of Judah, and Tobiah’s letters were reaching them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/nehemiah/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah’s letters came to them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/nehemiah/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/nehemiah/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Also in those days the Princes of the Jews were multiplying their letters, and they were going to Tobia, and the letters of Tobia were coming to them.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/nehemiah/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/nehemiah/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And in those days letters came to Tobias from many nobles of Juda, and those of Tobias came to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/nehemiah/6-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZsQrw7rBvgc?start=1449" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/6.htm">Completion of the Wall</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and disheartened, for they realized that this task had been accomplished by our God. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">Also</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hā·hêm (Art:: Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">in those</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yā·mîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2715.htm" title="2715: ḥō·rê (N-mpc) -- A noble. Or chowr; from charar; properly, white or pure (compare choriy); hence (figuratively) noble (in rank).">the nobles</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/7235.htm" title="7235: mar·bîm (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-mp) -- To be or become much, many or great. A primitive root; to increase.">sent many</a> <a href="/hebrew/107.htm" title="107: ’ig·gə·rō·ṯê·hem (N-fpc:: 3mp) -- A letter. Feminine of 'iggra'; an epistle.">letters</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hō·wl·ḵō·wṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/2900.htm" title="2900: ṭō·w·ḇî·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- Or Towbiyahuw; from towb and Yahh; goodness of Jehovah; Tobijah, the name of three Israelites and of one Samaritan.">Tobiah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2900.htm" title="2900: lə·ṭō·w·ḇî·yāh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Or Towbiyahuw; from towb and Yahh; goodness of Jehovah; Tobijah, the name of three Israelites and of one Samaritan.">and Tobiah’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: wa·’ă·šer (Conj-w:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">letters</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā·’ō·wṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">came back</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. ">to them.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, since he was a son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/4-4.htm">Ezra 4:4-5</a></span><br />Then the people of the land set out to discourage the people of Judah and make them afraid to build. / They hired counselors against them to frustrate their plans throughout the reign of Cyrus king of Persia and down to the reign of Darius king of Persia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/4-1.htm">Nehemiah 4:1-3</a></span><br />Now when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he was furious and filled with indignation. He ridiculed the Jews / before his associates and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore the wall by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones back to life from the mounds of rubble?” / Then Tobiah the Ammonite, who was beside him, said, “If even a fox were to climb up on what they are building, it would break down their wall of stones!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/2-19.htm">Nehemiah 2:19-20</a></span><br />But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?” / So I answered them and said, “The God of heaven is the One who will grant us success. We, His servants, will start rebuilding, but you have no portion, right, or claim in Jerusalem.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/13-4.htm">Nehemiah 13:4-5</a></span><br />Now before this, Eliashib the priest, a relative of Tobiah, had been put in charge of the storerooms of the house of our God / and had prepared for Tobiah a large room where they had previously stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the temple articles, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and oil prescribed for the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, along with the contributions for the priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/9-1.htm">Ezra 9:1-2</a></span><br />After these things had been accomplished, the leaders approached me and said, “The people of Israel, including the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the surrounding peoples whose abominations are like those of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites. / Indeed, the Israelites have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the people of the land. And the leaders and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/13-28.htm">Nehemiah 13:28-29</a></span><br />Even one of the sons of Jehoiada son of Eliashib the high priest had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I drove him away from me. / Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and of the Levites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/4-7.htm">Nehemiah 4:7-8</a></span><br />When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious, / and all of them conspired to come and fight against Jerusalem and create a hindrance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/13-23.htm">Nehemiah 13:23-27</a></span><br />In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab. / Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of the other peoples, but could not speak the language of Judah. / I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/2-10.htm">Nehemiah 2:10</a></span><br />But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/4-11.htm">Nehemiah 4:11-12</a></span><br />And our enemies said, “Before they know or see a thing, we will come into their midst, kill them, and put an end to the work.” / At that time the Jews who lived nearby came and told us ten times over, “Wherever you turn, they will attack us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/5-1.htm">Nehemiah 5:1-5</a></span><br />About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews. / Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous. We must get grain in order to eat and stay alive.” / Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to get grain during the famine.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/13-10.htm">Nehemiah 13:10-11</a></span><br />I also learned that because the portions for the Levites had not been given to them, all the Levites and singers responsible for performing the service had gone back to their own fields. / So I rebuked the officials and asked, “Why has the house of God been neglected?” Then I gathered the Levites and singers together and stationed them at their posts,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/2-17.htm">Nehemiah 2:17-18</a></span><br />Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned down. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace.” / I also told them about the gracious hand of my God upon me, and what the king had said to me. “Let us start rebuilding,” they replied, and they set their hands to this good work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/4-14.htm">Nehemiah 4:14-15</a></span><br />After I had made an inspection, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.” / When our enemies heard that we were aware of their scheme and that God had frustrated it, each of us returned to his own work on the wall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/5-14.htm">Nehemiah 5:14-19</a></span><br />Furthermore, from the day King Artaxerxes appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah, from his twentieth year until his thirty-second year (twelve years total), neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor. / The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people. But I did not do this, because of my fear of God. / Instead, I devoted myself to the construction of the wall, and all my servants were gathered there for the work; we did not acquire any land. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came to them.</p><p class="hdg">the nobles</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/3-5.htm">Nehemiah 3:5</a></b></br> And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/5-7.htm">Nehemiah 5:7</a></b></br> Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/13-28.htm">Nehemiah 13:28</a></b></br> And <i>one</i> of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, <i>was</i> son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.</p><p class="hdg">sent many letters unto Tobiah.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nehemiah/5-7.htm">Chiefs</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-19.htm">Freemen</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-28.htm">Further</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-7.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-16.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-9.htm">Letters</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-17.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-40.htm">Multiplying</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-12.htm">Nobles</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-12.htm">Replies</a> <a href="/ezra/4-14.htm">Sending</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-14.htm">Tobiah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-14.htm">Tobi'ah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-8.htm">Tobiah's</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-14.htm">Tobijah</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nehemiah/7-5.htm">Chiefs</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-17.htm">Freemen</a> <a href="/esther/5-12.htm">Further</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-18.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-19.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-19.htm">Letters</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-19.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-8.htm">Multiplying</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-5.htm">Nobles</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-12.htm">Replies</a> <a href="/esther/9-19.htm">Sending</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-19.htm">Tobiah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-19.htm">Tobi'ah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-8.htm">Tobiah's</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-19.htm">Tobijah</a><div class="vheading2">Nehemiah 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/6-1.htm">Sanballat practices by craft, by rumors, and by hired prophecies, to terrify Nehemiah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/6-15.htm">The work is finished, to the terror of the enemies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/6-17.htm">Secret intelligence passes between the enemies and the nobles of Judah</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/nehemiah/6.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>Also in those days</b><br />This phrase situates the events within a specific historical context, during the time Nehemiah was rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. The phrase suggests continuity and ongoing challenges. Historically, this was a period of great tension and opposition, as Nehemiah faced external threats and internal dissent. The phrase underscores the persistence of these challenges, reminding us that spiritual and communal rebuilding often occurs amidst ongoing adversity.<p><b>the nobles of Judah</b><br />The "nobles" refers to the leading figures or aristocracy within the tribe of Judah. These individuals held significant influence and power. In the Hebrew context, the term for nobles often implies those who are expected to lead with wisdom and integrity. However, their actions in this verse reveal a compromise of their position, as they align with Tobiah, an adversary. This highlights the theme of internal betrayal and the complexity of leadership, where those expected to support God's work may sometimes falter.<p><b>sent many letters to Tobiah</b><br />The act of sending "many letters" indicates a sustained and deliberate communication. Tobiah, an Ammonite official, was a persistent opponent of Nehemiah's efforts. The Hebrew root for "letters" (אִגֶּרֶת, iggeret) suggests formal correspondence, which implies a level of conspiracy or collusion. This phrase reveals the depth of the internal threat Nehemiah faced, as the nobles were not merely passive but actively engaged with the enemy, undermining the work of God.<p><b>and Tobiah’s letters came to them</b><br />This reciprocal communication indicates a two-way relationship, suggesting that Tobiah had influence and perhaps leverage over the nobles. The exchange of letters signifies a breach in loyalty and a compromise of the community's integrity. Historically, Tobiah's connections through marriage and alliances with Jewish families gave him a foothold within Jerusalem. This phrase serves as a cautionary reminder of the dangers of divided loyalties and the subtle ways in which external influences can infiltrate and disrupt God's work.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/nehemiah/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17-19) A supplementary account is here introduced, explaining the intrigues within Jerusalem to which reference has been made.<p>(17) <span class= "bld">Many letters.</span>--There was a large correspondence between Tobiah and the nobles of Judah.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nehemiah/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> <span class="accented">- <span class="cmt_word"></span>Moreover in those days</span>. Ewald supposes that the circumstances here related (vers. 17-19) were subsequent to the completion of the wall ('History of Israel,' vol. 5. p. 157); but the expression "in those days" seems rather to throw back the events into the time during which the wall was in building. The passage is a sort of explanatory note, showing us how Tobiah came to be able to raise those intrigues inside Jerusalem which have been mentioned in vers. 12-14. <span class="cmt_word">And the letters of Tobiah came unto them</span>. Rather, "and many were the letters of Tobiah which came to them." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/nehemiah/6-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Also</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּ֣ם ׀</span> <span class="translit">(gam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in those</span><br /><span class="heb">הָהֵ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·hêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><br /><span class="word">days,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּיָּמִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(bay·yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the nobles</span><br /><span class="heb">חֹרֵ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2715.htm">Strong's 2715: </a> </span><span class="str2">White, pure, noble</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Judah</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sent many</span><br /><span class="heb">מַרְבִּ֞ים</span> <span class="translit">(mar·bîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7235.htm">Strong's 7235: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become much, many or great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">letters</span><br /><span class="heb">אִגְּרֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ig·gə·rō·ṯê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_107.htm">Strong's 107: </a> </span><span class="str2">An epistle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Tobiah,</span><br /><span class="heb">טוֹבִיָּ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṭō·w·ḇî·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2900.htm">Strong's 2900: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tobiah -- 'Yah is my good', three Israelites, also an Ammonite</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Tobiah’s</span><br /><span class="heb">לְטוֹבִיָּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ṭō·w·ḇî·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2900.htm">Strong's 2900: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tobiah -- 'Yah is my good', three Israelites, also an Ammonite</span><br /><br /><span class="word">letters</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came back</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּא֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to them.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nehemiah/6-17.htm">Nehemiah 6:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/nehemiah/6-17.htm">Nehemiah 6:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/nehemiah/6-17.htm">Nehemiah 6:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/6-17.htm">Nehemiah 6:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/6-17.htm">Nehemiah 6:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/nehemiah/6-17.htm">Nehemiah 6:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nehemiah/6-17.htm">Nehemiah 6:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/nehemiah/6-17.htm">Nehemiah 6:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/nehemiah/6-17.htm">Nehemiah 6:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/nehemiah/6-17.htm">Nehemiah 6:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/nehemiah/6-17.htm">OT History: Nehemiah 6:17 Moreover in those days the nobles (Neh Ne) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/nehemiah/6-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Nehemiah 6:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 6:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/nehemiah/6-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Nehemiah 6:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 6:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>