Neh 6:9 | NET2full | STEP | All of them were wanting to scare us, supposing , “Their hands will grow slack from the work , and it won’t get done .” So now , strengthen my hands !

‏ Nehemiah 6:9

9 All of them were wanting ^{▼▼tn The participle has a desiderative nuance here, describing the desire of the subject and not necessarily the actual outcome. See also v. 14.} to scare us, supposing, “Their hands will grow slack from the work, and it won’t get done.”

So now, strengthen my hands! ^{▼▼tn The statement “So now, strengthen my hands” is frequently understood as an implied prayer, but is taken differently by NAB (“But instead, I now redoubled my efforts”).}