11And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, could go into the temple, and live? I will not go in.


In Context

8 And I sent to him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.

9 For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be slackened from the work, that it be not carried out. Now therefore strengthen my hands!

10 And I came to the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabeel, who had shut himself up. And he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple; for they are coming to kill thee; even in the night are they coming to kill thee.

11 And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, could go into the temple, and live? I will not go in.

12 And I perceived, and behold, God had not sent him; for he pronounced this prophecy against me; and Tobijah and Sanballat had hired him.

13 Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have wherewith to spread an evil report, that they might reproach me.

Nehemiah 6:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:11And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who [is there,] that, [being] as I [am,] would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:11But I said, "Should a man like me run away? Or should one like me go into the temple to save his life? I will not go!"

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:11And I said: Should such a man as I Bee? and who is there that being as I am, would go into the temple, to save his life? I will not go in.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:11And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being such as I, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:11And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being such as I, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:11And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:11I said, |Should such a man as I flee? Who is there that, being such as I, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:11And I say, 'A man such as I — doth he flee? and who as I, that doth go in unto the temple, and live? — I do not go in.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:11And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.