Nehemiah
Nehemiah 6:3
3So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it to go down to you?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So I sent | וָאֶשְׁלְחָ֨ה | wā·’eš·lə·ḥāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H7971 send |
| messengers | מַלְאָכִים֙ | mal·’ā·ḵîm | Noun - masculine plural | H4397 messenger |
| to them | עֲלֵיהֶ֤ם | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| saying | לֵאמֹ֔ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| I | אֲנִ֣י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am doing | עֹשֶׂ֔ה | ‘ō·śeh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| a great | גְדוֹלָה֙ | ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H1419 great |
| work | מְלָאכָ֤ה | mə·lā·ḵāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4399 occupation, work |
| and cannot | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| come down | לָרֶ֑דֶת | lā·re·ḏeṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| Why | לָ֣מָּה | lām·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| should the work | הַמְּלָאכָה֙ | ham·mə·lā·ḵāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4399 occupation, work |
| stop | תִשְׁבַּ֤ת | ṯiš·baṯ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7673 cease, desist, rest |
| while | כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I leave it | אַרְפֶּ֔הָ | ’ar·pe·hā | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H7503 sink, relax |
| to go down | וְיָרַדְתִּ֖י | wə·yā·raḏ·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| to you | אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃ | ’ă·lê·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
Cross-references
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Matthew 10:16 · John 9:4 · 1 Timothy 4:15–16 · Luke 14:30 · Ecclesiastes 9:10 · Proverbs 14:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.