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Nehemiah 5:2-11

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.

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