John Gill Commentary Nehemiah 6:4

"And they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner." — Nehemiah 6:4 (ASV)

Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort
Being very desirous of getting him into their hands, and therefore were very pressing and importunate:

and I answered them after the same manner ;
every time as before, he being as much bent on finishing the work as they were to divert him from it.