Nehemiah 6:11

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¹¹I answered, “I’m not the kind of person that runs and hides. Do you think I would try to save my life by hiding in the Temple? I won’t do it.”

But I said, “Should such a man as I run away? And what man such as I could go into the temple and live? I will not go in.”

But I said, “Should a man like me run away? Or should someone like me go into the temple to save his life? I will not go!”

But I said, “Should a man like me run away? How can someone like me enter the temple and live? I will not go.”

But I replied, “Should someone in my position run from danger? Should someone in my position enter the Temple to save his life? No, I won’t do it!”

But I said, “Should a man like me run away? And would a man like me go into the temple so that he can save his life? I will not go in!”

And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.

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