Nehemiah 6:3

6:3 So I sent messengers to them saying, “I am engaged in ¹  an important work, and I am unable to come down. Why should the work come to a halt when I leave it to come down to you?”

Nehemiah 6:8

6:8 I sent word back to him, “We are not engaged in these activities you are describing. ²  All of this is a figment of your imagination.” ³ 

[6:3]  ¹ tn Heb “[am] doing.”

[6:8]  ² tn Heb “We are not according to these matters that you are saying.”

[6:8]  ³ tn Heb “For from your heart you are inventing them.”