Nehemia 6:3

6:3 So I sent messengers to them saying, “I am engaged in ¹  an important work, and I am unable to come down. Why should the work come to a halt when I leave it to come down to you?”

Nehemia 6:11

6:11 But I replied, “Should a man like me run away? Would someone like me flee to the temple in order to save his life? ²  I will not go!”

[6:3]  ¹ tn Heb “[am] doing.”

[6:11]  ² tn Heb “go into the temple and live.”