Nehemiah 6:4-5

6:4 They contacted ¹  me four times in this way, and I responded the same way each time. ² 

6:5 The fifth time that Sanballat sent his assistant to me in this way, he had an open letter in his hand.

Nehemiah 6:12

6:12 I recognized the fact that God had not sent him, for he had spoken the prophecy against me as a hired agent of Tobiah and Sanballat. ³ 

[6:4]  ¹ tn Heb “sent to.”

[6:4]  ² tn Heb “and I answered them according to this word.”

[6:12]  ³ tn Heb “and Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.”