Nehemiah 6:3 — Bible Verse (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?”
Nehemiah 6:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 6:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 6:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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?””
Nehemiah 6:3 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 6:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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?”
Nehemiah 6:3 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 6:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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?'”
Nehemiah 6:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 6:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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?”
Nehemiah 6:3 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 6:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore I sent messengers vnto them, saying, I haue a great worke to doe, and I can not come downe: why should the worke cease, whiles I leaue it, and come downe to you?”
Nehemiah 6:3 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 6:3 in Context — Nehemiah 6
1 Je n’avais pas encore posé les battants des portes, lorsque Sanballat, Tobija, Guéschem, l’Arabe, et nos autres ennemis apprirent que j’avais rebâti la muraille et qu’il n’y restait plus de brèche.
2 Alors Sanballat et Guéschem m’envoyèrent dire: Viens, et ayons ensemble une entrevue dans les villages de la vallée d’Ono. Ils avaient médité de me faire du mal.
3 Je leur envoyai des messagers avec cette réponse: J’ai un grand ouvrage à exécuter, et je ne puis descendre; le travail serait interrompu pendant que je le quitterais pour aller vers vous.
4 Ils m’adressèrent quatre fois la même demande, et je leur fis la même réponse.
5 Sanballat m’envoya ce message une cinquième fois par son serviteur, qui tenait à la main une lettre ouverte.
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What Does Nehemiah 6:3 Mean?
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