Nehemiah 6:13
Nehemiah 6:12-13 The Message (MSG)
I sensed that God hadn’t sent this man. The so-called prophecy he spoke to me was the work of Tobiah and Sanballat; they had hired him. He had been hired to scare me off—trick me—a layman, into desecrating The Temple and ruining my good reputation so they could accuse me.
Nehemiah 6:13 King James Version (KJV)
Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.
Nehemiah 6:13 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
He was hired for this reason, that I might become frightened and act accordingly and sin, so that they might have an evil report in order that they could reproach me.
Nehemiah 6:13 New Century Version (NCV)
They paid him to frighten me so I would do this and sin. Then they could give me a bad name to shame me.
Nehemiah 6:13 American Standard Version (ASV)
For this cause was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.
Nehemiah 6:13 New International Version (NIV)
He had been hired to intimidate me so that I would commit a sin by doing this, and then they would give me a bad name to discredit me.
Nehemiah 6:13 New King James Version (NKJV)
For this reason he was hired, that I should be afraid and act that way and sin, so that they might have cause for an evil report, that they might reproach me.
Nehemiah 6:13 Amplified Bible (AMP)
He was hired for this reason, that I would be frightened and do as he said and sin, so that they would have [grounds to make] a malicious report in order to censure and disgrace me.