The Meaning of Nehemiah 6:7 Explained

Nehemiah 6:7

KJV: And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.

YLT: And also, prophets thou hast appointed to call for thee in Jerusalem, saying, A king is in Judah, and now it is heard by the king according to these words; and now come, and we take counsel together.'

Darby: And thou hast also appointed prophets to proclaim concerning thee at Jerusalem saying, There is a king in Judah! And now it will be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.

ASV: And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And thou hast also appointed  prophets  to preach  of thee at Jerusalem,  saying,  [There is] a king  in Judah:  and now shall it be reported  to the king  according to these words.  Come  now therefore, and let us take counsel  together. 

What does Nehemiah 6:7 Mean?

Context Summary

Nehemiah 6:1-19 - A Great Task-A Safeguard From Danger
How often Satan tries to call us off from our work for God! He cannot endure to see us engaged so eagerly on our Master's business and therefore raises up all sorts of hindrances and hostilities. Amid all these we have but one duty to perform. We must lose ourselves in our work. Ours to reply, "I am doing a great work, I cannot come down; why should the work cease?" If we will see to God's business, He will see to our safety. False friends, who prophesy in God's name, are more to be dreaded than open foes. We must learn to discern the spirits. The counsel which savors of self is always to be suspected. Note that Nehemiah considered that to have fear would have been to sin. But God was with the little band through dangers, and the wall was finished in spite of all opposition, 1 Corinthians 15:58. [source]

Chapter Summary: Nehemiah 6

1  Sanballat practices by craft, by rumors, and by hired prophecies, to terrify Nehemiah
15  The work is finished, to the terror of the enemies
17  Secret intelligence passes between the enemies and the nobles of Judah

What do the individual words in Nehemiah 6:7 mean?

And also prophets you have appointed to proclaim concerning you at Jerusalem saying [There is] a king in Judah now will be reported to the king matters These so therefore come and let us consult together -
וְגַם־ נְבִיאִ֡ים הֶעֱמַ֣דְתָּ לִקְרֹא֩ עָלֶ֨יךָ בִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֜ם לֵאמֹ֗ר מֶ֚לֶךְ בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה וְעַתָּה֙ יִשָּׁמַ֣ע לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כַּדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וְעַתָּ֣ה לְכָ֔ה וְנִֽוָּעֲצָ֖ה יַחְדָּֽו ס

וְגַם־  And  also 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction
Root: גַּם  
Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
נְבִיאִ֡ים  prophets 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: נָבִיא  
Sense: spokesman, speaker, prophet.
הֶעֱמַ֣דְתָּ  you  have  appointed 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: עָמַד  
Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
לִקְרֹא֩  to  proclaim 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: קָרָא  
Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
עָלֶ֨יךָ  concerning  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
בִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֜ם  at  Jerusalem 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרוּשָׁלַםִ  
Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.
לֵאמֹ֗ר  saying 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
מֶ֚לֶךְ  [There  is]  a  king 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה  in  Judah 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהוּדָה  
Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
וְעַתָּה֙  now 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb
Root: עַתָּה  
Sense: now.
יִשָּׁמַ֣ע  will  be  reported 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ  to  the  king 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
כַּדְּבָרִ֣ים  matters 
Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
הָאֵ֑לֶּה  These 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
וְעַתָּ֣ה  so  therefore 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb
Root: עַתָּה  
Sense: now.
לְכָ֔ה  come 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
וְנִֽוָּעֲצָ֖ה  and  let  us  consult 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative, first person common plural
Root: יׄועֵץ 
Sense: to advise, consult, give counsel, counsel, purpose, devise, plan.
יַחְדָּֽו  together 
Parse: Adverb
Root: יַחַד 
Sense: union, unitedness adv.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation