Nehemiah 6:3 Hebrew Word Analysis

0	And I sent	וָֽאֶשְׁלְחָ֨ה	h7971
1		עֲלֵיהֶ֤ם	h5921
2	messengers	מַלְאָכִים֙	h4397
3	unto them saying	לֵאמֹ֔ר	h559
13	why should the work	הַמְּלָאכָה֙	h4399
5	a great	גְדוֹלָה֙	h1419
6		אֲנִ֣י	h589
7	I am doing	עֹשֶׂ֔ה	h6213
8		וְלֹ֥א	h3808
9	so that I cannot	אוּכַ֖ל	h3201
16	come down	וְיָֽרַדְתִּ֖י	h3381
11		לָ֣מָּה	h4100
12	cease	תִשְׁבַּ֤ת	h7673
13	why should the work	הַמְּלָאכָה֙	h4399
14	whilst	כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֣ר	h834
15	I leave	אַרְפֶּ֔הָ	h7503
16	come down	וְיָֽרַדְתִּ֖י	h3381
17		אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃	h413

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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?

American Standard Version (ASV)

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?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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?

Darby English Bible (DBY)

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?

Webster's Bible (WBT)

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?

World English Bible (WEB)

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?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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?'