Nehemiah Chapter 6 verse 3 Holy Bible
And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?
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And I sent men to them saying, I am doing a great work, so that it is not possible for me to come down: is the work to be stopped while I go away from it and come down to you?
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And I sent messengers to them, saying, I am doing a great work, and I cannot come down. Why should the work cease, whilst I leave it and come down to you?
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And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?
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And I sent messengers to them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?
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I sent messengers to them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I can't come down: why should the work cease, while I leave it, and come down to you?
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And I send unto them messengers, saying, `A great work I am doing, and I am not able to come down; why doth the work cease when I let it alone, and have come down unto you?'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewSo I sentוָאֶשְׁלְחָ֨ה (wā·’eš·lə·ḥāh)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singularStrong's 7971: To send away, for, outmessengersמַלְאָכִים֙ (mal·’ā·ḵîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 4397: A messenger, of God, an angelto them,עֲלֵיהֶ֤ם (‘ă·lê·hem)Preposition | third person masculine pluralStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstsaying,לֵאמֹ֔ר (lê·mōr)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 559: To utter, say“Iאֲנִ֣י (’ă·nî)Pronoun - first person common singularStrong's 589: Iam doingעֹשֶׂ֔ה (‘ō·śeh)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 6213: To do, makea greatגְדוֹלָה֙ (ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh)Adjective - feminine singularStrong's 1419: Great, older, insolentworkמְלָאכָ֤ה (mə·lā·ḵāh)Noun - feminine singularStrong's 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, propertyand cannotוְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nocome down.לָרֶ֑דֶת (lā·re·ḏeṯ)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 3381: To come or go down, descendWhyלָ֣מָּה (lām·māh)InterrogativeStrong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely whatshould the workהַמְּלָאכָה֙ (ham·mə·lā·ḵāh)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, propertystopתִשְׁבַּ֤ת (ṯiš·baṯ)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 7673: To repose, desist from exertionwhileכַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר (ka·’ă·šer)Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatI leave itאַרְפֶּ֔הָ (’ar·pe·hā)Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singularStrong's 7503: Sink, relaxto go downוְיָרַדְתִּ֖י (wə·yā·raḏ·tî)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularStrong's 3381: To come or go down, descendto you?”אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃ (’ă·lê·ḵem)Preposition | second person masculine pluralStrong's 413: Near, with, among, toJump to PreviousAble Alone Carrying Cease Great Leave Messengers Possible Project Stop Stopped Whilst Work
