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Nehemiah 5:7-9

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?

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