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Nehemiah

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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?"

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
So I sent to send Verb H7971 וָאֶשְׁלְחָ֨ה va·'esh·le·chah
Analysis:
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messengers a messenger Noun H4397 מַלְאָכִים֙ mal·'a·chim
to them, saying, to utter, say Verb H559 לֵאמֹ֔ר le·mor,
"I am doing do, make Verb H6213 עֹשֶׂ֔ה o·seh,
a great great Adjective H1419 גְדֹולָה֙ ge·do·v·lah
work occupation, work Noun H4399 מְלָאכָ֤ה me·la·chah
and I cannot to be able, have power Verb H3201 אוּכַ֖ל u·chal
come to come or go down, descend Verb H3381 לָרֶ֑דֶת la·re·det;
down. to come or go down, descend Verb H3381 וְיָרַדְתִּ֖י ve·ya·rad·ti
Why what? how? anything Pronoun H4100 לָ֣מָּה lam·mah
should the work occupation, work Noun H4399 הַמְּלָאכָה֙ ham·me·la·chah
stop to cease, desist, rest Verb H7673 תִשְׁבַּ֤ת tish·bat
while according as, as, when H3512    
I leave sink, relax Verb H7503 אַרְפֶּ֔הָ ar·pe·ha,
it and come down to come or go down, descend Verb H3381    
to you?"      

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New American Standard Bible 1995 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?"
King James Bible So And I sent messengers to unto them, saying, "I I am doing a great work and work, so that I cannot come down. Why down: why should the work stop while cease, whilst I leave it it, and come down to you?"you?
Hebrew Greek English 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?"