--- title: "Bullinger" description: "SanbalLatin Tobiah. See notes on Nehemiah 2:19 ; Nehemiah 4:7 . and. Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton ( App-6 ), for emphasis. Geshem. Another s" image: "/images/missing.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/nehemiah/6" --- **SanbalLatin Tobiah.** See notes on [Nehemiah 2:19](../../../kjv/nehemiah/2/19) ; [Nehemiah 4:7](../../../kjv/nehemiah/4/7) . **and.** Note the Figure of speech *Polysyndeton* ( App-6 ), for emphasis. **Geshem.** Another spelling in Sanballat's letter ([Nehemiah 6:6](../../../kjv/nehemiah/6/6) ), *Gashmu.* **some one of the villages** = in *Cepherim* ([Nehemiah 7:29](../../../kjv/nehemiah/7/29) . [Ezra 2:25](../../../kjv/ezra/2/25) ); now *Kefr 'Ana,* twenty-five miles from Jerusalem; eight miles east of Jaffa; six miles north of Lydda. **plain** = valley, or combe. **Ono.** Now *Kefr 'Ana,* five miles north of Lydda ([Ezra 2:33](../../../kjv/ezra/2/33) ). Compare Ch. [Nehemiah 11:31](../../../kjv/nehemiah/11/31) . **mischief:** to kill or capture Nehemiah. Compare [Proverbs 26:24](../../../kjv/proverbs/26/24) . **why . . . ?** Figure of speech *Erotesis.* App-6 . **four times.** The enemy takes no denial. **after the same manner.** The only sure and safe procedure. Compare [1 Samuel 17:30](../../../kjv/1-samuel/17/30) . **servant** = young man. **open letter.** That *others* might read it. **heathen** = nations. **There is a king:** or, he hath become king. **Come now, &c.** The object still compromise. **feignest.** Only here and [1 Kings 12:33](../../../kjv/1-kings/12/33) (devise). **made us afraid.** Sought to make them afraid, but Nehemiah had no fear. See [Nehemiah 6:11](../../../kjv/nehemiah/6/11) . **NOW.** Some codices, with three (and one in margin) early printed editions, read "Thou". **hands.** Some codices, with six early printed editions, read "hand". **Shemaiah.** A professed friend, but a false prophet. See [Nehemiah 6:12](../../../kjv/nehemiah/6/12) . **shut up** = confined, as in prison. Hebrew. *'azar.* See [Jeremiah 33:1](../../../kjv/jeremiah/33/1) ; [Jeremiah 36:5](../../../kjv/jeremiah/36/5) . **the house of God.** This must have been a temporary structure. Nehemiah would not be without some place wherein to worship. The Altar not yet erected. The Temple not yet built. See notes on [Nehemiah 7:4](../../../kjv/nehemiah/7/4) , and p. 618; also App-58 . **God.** Hebrew. *Elohim.* (with Art.) = the [true] God. **shut** = close, so as to conceal. **Should.** Figure of speech *Erotesis.* App-6 . Hebrew. *sagar.* Compare [Nehemiah 13:19](../../../kjv/nehemiah/13/19) . **lo.** Figure of speech *Asterismos.* **Therefore** = to this end. **sin.** Hebrew. *chata* '. App-44 . **think.** Figure of speech *Anthropopatheia.* Compare [Nehemiah 5:19](../../../kjv/nehemiah/5/19) . **fifty and two days.** If finished on twenty-fifth Elul, and work took fifty-two days, it must have been commenced on third of Ab (fifth month). Work rapid, because all materials there: and God's good hand was there upon them. **the noblest** = certain nobles. Not necessarily all. **son in law.** Connected also with a high priest Eliashib Compare [Nehemiah 13:4](../../../kjv/nehemiah/13/4) . **Meshullam.** Compare [Nehemiah 3:4](../../../kjv/nehemiah/3/4) , [Nehemiah 3:30](../../../kjv/nehemiah/3/30) . ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com","name":"Real Bible Believers","description":"RBB","publisher":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/search?q={search_term_string}","query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/nehemiah/6#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/images/missing.jpg","contentUrl":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/images/missing.jpg","width":640,"height":370,"caption":"Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Nehemiah 6"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/nehemiah/6#webpage","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/nehemiah/6","name":"Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Nehemiah 6","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/nehemiah/6#primaryimage"},"datePublished":null,"dateModified":null,"author":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"description":"SanbalLatin Tobiah. 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