Albert Barnes Commentary Nehemiah 6:11

"And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being such as I, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in." — Nehemiah 6:11 (ASV)

Would go into the temple to save his life - Rather “could go into the temple and live.” For a layman to enter the sanctuary was a capital offence .