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Nehemiah 6:3

NETBible	So I sent messengers to them saying, “I am engaged in¹ 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?”
NIV © biblegateway Neh 6:3	so I sent messengers to them with this reply: "I am carrying on a great project and cannot go down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and go down to you?"
NASB © biblegateway Neh 6:3	So I sent messengers to them, saying, "I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you?"
NLT © biblegateway Neh 6:3	so I replied by sending this message to them: "I am doing a great work! I cannot stop to come and meet with you."
MSG © biblegateway Neh 6:3	so I sent messengers back with this: "I'm doing a great work; I can't come down. Why should the work come to a standstill just so I can come down to see you?"
BBE © SABDAweb Neh 6:3	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?
NRSV © bibleoremus Neh 6:3	So I sent messengers to them, saying, "I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it to come down to you?"
NKJV © biblegateway Neh 6:3	So I sent messengers to them, saying, "I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and go down to you?"
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KJV	And I sent <07971> (8799) messengers <04397> unto them, saying <0559> (8800)_, I [am] doing <06213> (8802) a great <01419> work <04399>_, so that I cannot <03201> (8799) come down <03381> (8800)_: why should the work <04399> cease <07673> (8799)_, whilst <0834> I leave <07503> (8686) it, and come down <03381> (8804) to you?
NASB © biblegateway Neh 6:3	So I sent <07971> messengers <04397> to them, saying <0559> , "I am doing <06213> a great <01419> work <04399> and I cannot <03201> <3808> come <03381> down <03381> . Why <04100> should the work <04399> stop <07673> while <03512> I leave <07503> it and come <03381> down <03381> to you?"
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ apesteila <649> V-AAI-1S ep <1909> PREP autouv <846> D-APM aggelouv <32> N-APM legwn <3004> V-PAPNS ergon <2041> N-ASN mega <3173> A-ASN egw <1473> P-NS poiw <4160> V-PAI-1S kai <2532> CONJ ou <3364> ADV dunhsomai <1410> V-FMI-1S katabhnai <2597> V-AAN mhpote <3379> ADV katapaush <2664> V-AAS-3S to <3588> T-NSN ergon <2041> N-NSN wv <3739> CONJ an <302> PRT teleiwsw <5048> V-FAI-1S auto <846> D-ASN katabhsomai <2597> V-FMI-1S prov <4314> PREP umav <4771> P-AP
NET [draft] ITL	So I sent <07971> messengers <04397> to <05921> them saying <0559> , “I am engaged <06213> in an important <01419> work <04399> , and I <0589> am unable <03201> <03808> to come down <03381> . Why <04100> should the work <04399> come to a halt <07673> when <0834> I leave <07503> it to come down <03381> to <0413> you?”
HEBREW	Mkyla <0413> ytdryw <03381> hpra <07503> rsak <0834> hkalmh <04399> tbst <07673> hml <04100> tdrl <03381> lkwa <03201> alw <03808> hve <06213> yna <0589> hlwdg <01419> hkalm <04399> rmal <0559> Mykalm <04397> Mhyle <05921> hxlsaw (6:3) <07971>


NETBible	So I sent messengers to them saying, “I am engaged in¹ 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?”
NET Notes	¹tn Heb “[am] doing.”