Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And I sent messengers to them, saying: I am doing a great work, and I cannot come down, lest it be neglected whilst I come, and go down to you. And I sent Proverbs 14:15 The innocent believeth every word: the discreet man considereth his steps. No good shall come to the deceitful son: but the wise servant shall prosper in his dealings, and his way shall be made straight. Matthew 10:16 Behold I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be ye therefore wise as serpents and simple as doves. I am doing Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatsoever thy hand is able to do, do it earnestly: for neither work, nor reason, nor wisdom, nor knowledge shall be in hell, whither thou art hastening. Luke 14:30 Saying: This man began to build and was not able to finish. John 9:4 I must work the works of him that sent me, whilst it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. 1 Timothy 4:15,16 Meditate upon these things, be wholly in these things: that thy profiting may be manifest to all. . . . Context Sanballat's Conspiracy…2Sanaballat and Gossem sent to me, saying: Come, and let us make a league together in the villages, in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief. 3And I sent messengers to them, saying: I am doing a great work, and I cannot come down, lest it be neglected whilst I come, and go down to you.4And they sent to me according to this word, four times: and I answered them after the same manner.… Cross References Nehemiah 6:2 Sanaballat and Gossem sent to me, saying: Come, and let us make a league together in the villages, in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief. Nehemiah 6:4 And they sent to me according to this word, four times: and I answered them after the same manner. Lexicon So I sentוָאֶשְׁלְחָ֨ה (wā·’eš·lə·ḥāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7971: To send away, for, out messengers מַלְאָכִים֙ (mal·’ā·ḵîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4397: A messenger, of God, an angel to them, עֲלֵיהֶ֤ם (‘ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against saying, לֵאמֹ֔ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “I אֲנִ֣י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 589: I am doing עֹשֶׂ֔ה (‘ō·śeh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make a great גְדוֹלָה֙ (ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1419: Great, older, insolent work מְלָאכָ֤ה (mə·lā·ḵāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property and cannot וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no come down. לָרֶ֑דֶת (lā·re·ḏeṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 3381: To come or go down, descend Why לָ֣מָּה (lām·māh) Interrogative Strong's Hebrew 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what should the work הַמְּלָאכָה֙ (ham·mə·lā·ḵāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property stop תִשְׁבַּ֤ת (ṯiš·baṯ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7673: To repose, desist from exertion while כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I leave it אַרְפֶּ֔הָ (’ar·pe·hā) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7503: Sink, relax to go down וְיָרַדְתִּ֖י (wə·yā·raḏ·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 3381: To come or go down, descend to you?” אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃ (’ă·lê·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to Additional Translations So 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?”And I sent messengers to 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? 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? So I sent messengers to them, saying, I am doing a great work, and I shall not be able to come down, lest the work should cease: as soon as I shall have finished it, I will come down to you. 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? 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? And I sent messengers to 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? 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?" 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?' 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