Rashi, on Neh 6:13

“For he had taken money, that I being afraid should do this thing, and sin, and they might have some evil to upbraid me withal.”

“Because he was hired he told me these things. in order that I fear in order that I fear them, to do this to enter the Temple and sin. so that they should have this for a scandal in order that they should have this as a scandal to reproach me with this sin.”

Hebrew and Aramaic words are the commentator’s citations of the sacred text; the English translation that follows each is the translator’s.

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.