Verse 3
Nehemiah 6:3
Literal Standard Version
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And I send to them messengers, saying, “A great work I am doing, and I am not able to come down; why does the work cease when I let it alone, and have come down to you?”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וָ/אֶשְׁלְחָ֨/ה עֲלֵי/הֶ֤ם מַלְאָכִים֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר מְלָאכָ֤ה גְדוֹלָה֙ אֲנִ֣י עֹשֶׂ֔ה וְ/לֹ֥א אוּכַ֖ל לָ/רֶ֑דֶת לָ֣/מָּה תִשְׁבַּ֤ת הַ/מְּלָאכָה֙ כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַרְפֶּ֔/הָ וְ/יָרַדְתִּ֖י אֲלֵי/כֶֽם
English Translation
And I will send messengers to them saying, "I am doing a great work, and I cannot come down. Why should the work cease just as I am finishing it? I will go down to you."
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Chapter 6 Context
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