3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Nehemiah 6:3:1 ⧉וָאֶשְׁלְחָ֨הvaeshlekhaand I sent Nehemiah 6:3:2 ⧉עֲלֵיהֶ֤םalehemto them or against them Nehemiah 6:3:3 ⧉מַלְאָכִים֙malekhimmessengers Nehemiah 6:3:4 ⧉לֵאמֹ֔רlemorto say Nehemiah 6:3:5 ⧉מְלָאכָ֤הmelakhawork Nehemiah 6:3:6 ⧉גְדוֹלָה֙gedolagreat Nehemiah 6:3:7 ⧉אֲנִ֣יaniI Nehemiah 6:3:8 ⧉עֹשֶׂ֔הosedoing Nehemiah 6:3:9 ⧉וְלֹ֥אveloand not Nehemiah 6:3:10 ⧉אוּכַ֖לukhalI am able Nehemiah 6:3:11 ⧉לָרֶ֑דֶתlaredetto go down Nehemiah 6:3:12 ⧉לָ֣מָּהlamawhy Nehemiah 6:3:13 ⧉תִשְׁבַּ֤תtishbatshould it stop or cease Nehemiah 6:3:14 ⧉הַמְּלָאכָה֙hammelakhathe work Nehemiah 6:3:15 ⧉כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רkaasherwhen or as Nehemiah 6:3:16 ⧉אַרְפֶּ֔הָarpehaI let it drop or I abandon it Nehemiah 6:3:17 ⧉וְיָרַדְתִּ֖יveyaradtiand I go down Nehemiah 6:3:18 ⧉אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃alekhemto you {plural} |
3. Formal Translation And I dispatched messengers to them, saying, “I am engaged in a great work, and I am not able to descend. Why should the work be suspended if I forsake it and descend to you?” |
3. Dynamic Translation So I sent messengers back with this reply: “I am in the midst of an important project and cannot come down. Why should this work stop if I step away and come down to you?” |