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## I sent a messenger to them ##

Here (and in verse 4) "them" refers to Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem. (See: [Nehemiah 6:1](./01.md))

## and I cannot ##

"and I am unable to" or "and I am not able to"

## Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you? ##

This is a statement posed as a question that does not expect (and does not get) an answer. The purpose of the question is to challenge Sanballat. AT: "I will not let the work stop while I leave it and come down to you." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## I sent a messenger to them ##`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`Here (and in verse 4) "them" refers to Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem. (See: [Nehemiah 6:1](./01.md))`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## and I cannot ##`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`"and I am unable to" or "and I am not able to"`

			`## Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you? ##`

			`This is a statement posed as a question that does not expect (and does not get) an answer. The purpose of the question is to challenge Sanballat. AT: "I will not let the work stop while I leave it and come down to you." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`