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Nehemiah 5

1Thentherearoseagreatגְּדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419cryצַעֲקַ֥תtza.'a.KatH6818ofthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971andoftheirwivesH802againsttheirbrethrentheJewsהַיְּהוּדִֽים׃hai.ye.hu.DimH3064.

2Fortherewerethatsaidאֹמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559,We,oursonsבָּנֵ֥ינוּba.Nei.nuH1121andourdaughtersוּבְנֹתֵ֖ינוּu.ve.no.Tei.nuH1323,aremanyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227: letusgetgrainדָגָ֖ןda.GanH1715,thatwemayeatוְנֹאכְלָ֥הve.no.khe.LahH398andliveוְנִחְיֶֽה׃ve.nich.YehH2421.

3Somealsotherewerethatsaidאֹמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559,Wearemortgagingourfieldsשְׂדֹתֵ֛ינוּse.do.Tei.nuH7704,andourvineyardsוּכְרָמֵ֥ינוּu.khe.ra.Mei.nuH3754,andourhousesH1004: letusgetgrainדָגָ֖ןda.GanH1715,becauseofthedearth.

4Therewerealsothatsaidאֹמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559,Wehaveborrowedmoneyכֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefH3701fortheking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tribute uponourfieldsשְׂדֹתֵ֖ינוּse.do.Tei.nuH7704andourvineyardsוּכְרָמֵֽינוּ׃u.khe.ra.Mei.nuH3754.

5Yetnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258ourfleshכִּבְשַׂ֤רkiv.SarH1320isasthefleshבְּשָׂרֵ֔נוּbe.sa.Re.nuH1320ofourbrethren,ourchildrenastheirchildren:and,lo,webringintobondageoursonsH1121andourdaughtersבְּנֹתֵ֜ינוּbe.no.Tei.nuH1323tobeservantsH5650,andsomeofourdaughtersמִבְּנֹתֵ֤ינוּmi.be.no.Tei.nuH1323arebroughtintobondagealready:neitherisitinourpowertohelpit;forotherלַאֲחֵרִֽים׃la.'a.che.RimH312menhaveourfieldsוּשְׂדֹתֵ֥ינוּu.se.do.Tei.nuH7704andourvineyardsוּכְרָמֵ֖ינוּu.khe.ra.Mei.nuH3754.

6AndIwasveryH3966angryH2734whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834IheardH8085theircryH2201andthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

7ThenIconsultedwithmyself,andcontendedוָאָרִ֙יבָה֙va.'a.Ri.vahH7378withthenoblesandtherulers,andsaidH559untothem, Ye exactusuryמַשָּׁ֥אma.Sha'H4855,everyoneH376ofhisbrotherבְּאָחִ֖יוbe.'a.ChivH251.AndIheldagreatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419assemblyקְהִלָּ֥הke.hi.LahH6952againstthem.

8AndIsaidH559untothem,WeafterourabilityhaveredeemedourbrethrentheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,thatweresoldH4376untothenationsלַגּוֹיִם֙la.go.YimH1471;andwouldyeevensellH4376yourbrethren,andshouldtheybesoldH4376untous?Thenheldtheytheirpeace,andfoundH4672neverawordדָּבָֽר׃ סda.VarH1697.

9AlsoIsaidH559,Thethingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697thatyedoisnotgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896: ought yenottowalkinthefearבְּיִרְאַ֤תbe.yir.'AtH3374ofourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,becauseofthereproachמֵחֶרְפַּ֖תme.cher.PatH2781ofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471ourenemiesאוֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃'oy.Vei.nuH341?

10AndIlikewise,mybrethrenandmyservantsוּנְעָרַ֔יu.ne.'a.RaiH5288,dolendthemmoneyכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701andgrainוְדָגָ֑ןve.da.GanH1715.Iprayyou,letusleaveH5800offthisusuryהַמַּשָּׁ֥אha.ma.Sha'H4855.

11RestoreH7725,Iprayyou,tothem, eventhisdayכְּהַיּ֗וֹםke.hai.YomH3117,theirfieldsשְׂדֹתֵיהֶ֛םse.do.tei.HemH7704,theirvineyardsכַּרְמֵיהֶ֥םkar.mei.HemH3754,theiroliveyards,andtheirhousesH1004,alsothehundredthpartofthemoneyהַכֶּ֤סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701,andofthegrainוְהַדָּגָן֙ve.ha.da.GanH1715,thenewהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁha.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492,andtheoilוְהַיִּצְהָ֔רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323,thatye exactofthem.

12ThensaidH559they,WewillrestoreH7725them,andwillrequireנְבַקֵּ֔שׁne.va.KeshH1245nothingofthem;soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651willwedo,evenasthou sayest.ThenIcalledH7121thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,andtookanoathוָֽאַשְׁבִּיעֵ֔םva.'ash.bi.'EmH7650ofthem,thattheywoulddoaccordingtothispromise.

13Alsoגַּם־gam-H1571IshookH5287outmylap,andsaidH559,SoGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֟יםha.'E.lo.HimH430shakeH5287outeverymanH376fromhishouseמִבֵּיתוֹ֙mi.bei.ToH1004,andfromhislabor,thatperformethnotthispromise;eventhusH3602beיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961heshakenH5287out,andemptiedוָרֵ֑קva.RekH7386.Andalltheassemblyהַקָּהָ֜לha.ka.HalH6951saidH559,Amenאָמֵ֗ן'a.MenH543,andpraisedH1984Jehovah.Andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971didaccordingtothispromise.

14MoreoverfromthetimethatIwasלִהְי֣וֹתlih.YotH1961appointedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680tobeH1961theirgovernorפֶּחָם֮pe.ChamH6346inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָה֒ye.hu.DahH3063,fromthetwentiethyearמִשְּׁנַ֣תmi.she.NatH8141evenuntothetwoH8147andthirtiethyearשְׁנַ֨תshe.NatH8141ofArtaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,thatis,twelveyearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141,IandmybrethrenhavenoteatenH398thebreadH3899ofthegovernorהַפֶּ֖חָהha.Pe.chahH6346.

15Buttheformerהָרִאשֹׁנִ֨יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223governorsוְהַפַּחוֹת֩ve.ha.pa.chOtH6346thatwerebeforemewerechargeable untothepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,andtookH3947ofthembreadH3899andwineוָיַ֙יִן֙va.Ya.yinH3196,besidesfortyאַרְבָּעִ֔ים'ar.ba.'ImH705shekelsשְׁקָלִ֣יםshe.ka.LimH8255ofsilverכֶּֽסֶף־ke.sef-H3701; yea,eventheirservantsנַעֲרֵיהֶ֖םna.'a.rei.HemH5288bare ruleoverthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971:butsoH3651didnotI,becauseofthefearיִרְאַ֥תyir.'AtH3374ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

16Yea,alsoוְ֠גַםVe.gamH1571Icontinuedintheworkבִּמְלֶ֜אכֶתbim.Le.khetH4399ofthiswallהַחוֹמָ֤הha.cho.MahH2346,neitherboughtH7069weanylandH7704:andallmyservantsנְעָרַ֔יne.'a.RaiH5288weregatheredH6908thither untotheworkהַמְּלָאכָֽה׃ha.me.la.KhahH4399.

17Moreovertherewereatmytableשֻׁלְחָנִֽי׃shul.cha.NiH7979,oftheJewsוְהַיְּהוּדִ֨יםve.hai.ye.hu.DimH3064andtherulers,ahundredמֵאָ֧הme.'AhH3967andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572menH376,besidesthosethatcameH935untousfromamongthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471thatwereroundH5439aboutus.

18NowthatwhichwasH1961preparedforoneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117wasH1961oneאֶחָ֞ד'e.ChadH259oxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794andsixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337choicesheepצֹ֠אןtzonH6629;alsofowlswerepreparedforme,andonceintenעֲשֶׂ֧רֶת'a.Se.retH6235daysיָמִ֛יםya.MimH3117storeofallsortsofwineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196:yetforallthisIdemandednotthebreadH3899ofthegovernorהַפֶּחָה֙ha.pe.ChahH6346,becausethebondagewasH1961heavyכָֽבְדָ֥הkha.ve.DahH3513uponthispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

19Rememberזָכְרָה־za.khe.rah-H2142untome,OmyGodאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430,forgoodלְטוֹבָ֑הle.to.VahH2896,allthatIhavedoneforthispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

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