Nehemiah 6:13
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
He had been hired to intimidate me so that I would sin by doing as he suggested, so they could give me a bad name in order to discredit me.

Young's Literal Translation
so that he [is] an hireling, that I may fear and do so, and I had sinned, and it had been to them for an evil name that they may reproach me.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
He
ה֔וּא (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

had been hired
שָׂכוּר֙ (śā·ḵūr)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's 7936: To hire

to
לְמַ֤עַן (lə·ma·‘an)
Preposition
Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent

intimidate me
אִירָ֥א (’î·rā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten

so that I would sin
וְחָטָ֑אתִי (wə·ḥā·ṭā·ṯî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn

by doing
וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ (wə·’e·‘ĕ·śeh-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

as he suggested,
כֵּ֖ן (kên)
Adverb
Strong's 3651: So -- thus

so they could give me
וְהָיָ֤ה (wə·hā·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

a bad
רָ֔ע (rā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

name
לְשֵׁ֣ם (lə·šêm)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8034: A name

in order to
לְמַֽעַן־ (lə·ma·‘an-)
Conjunction
Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent

discredit me.
יְחָֽרְפֽוּנִי׃ (yə·ḥā·rə·p̄ū·nî)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common singular
Strong's 2778: To pull off, to expose, to betroth, to carp at, defame, to spend the winter

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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