Nehemiah 6:3
1 Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates;)
2 That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
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?
4 Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner.
5 Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand;
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Sammenlign
- ÅB
- Jeg sendte bud tilbake til dem og svarte: Jeg holder på med et stort arbeid og kan ikke komme ned; skulle kanskje arbeidet hvile fordi jeg lot det ligge og dro ned til dere?
- OTB
- Så jeg sendte budbringere til dem og sa: “Jeg er opptatt med et viktig arbeid og kan ikke komme ned. Hvorfor skulle arbeidet stanse mens jeg forlater det og kommer ned til dere?”
- B1930
- Jeg sendte bud tilbake til dem og svarte: Jeg holder på med et stort arbeid og kan ikke komme ned; skulde kanskje arbeidet hvile fordi jeg lot det ligge og drog ned til eder?
- BSB
- 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?”
- 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?
- WEB
- 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?”
- ASV
- 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?
- DARBY
- 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?
- BLB
- And I sent to them messengers, saying, “I [am] doing a great work, and I am not able to come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and go down to you⁺?”
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Kryssreferanser
Matthew 10:16
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Les i sammenhengJohn 9:4
I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
Les i sammenheng1 Timothy 4:15–16
Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.
Les i sammenhengProverbs 14:15
The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
Les i sammenhengLuke 14:30
Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
Les i sammenhengEcclesiastes 9:10
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
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