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Nehemiah 5:6-13

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.

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