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Nehemiah 5:2-11

2וְיֵשׁ֙ve.YeshH3426Someאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were sayingאֹמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559, “Weאֲנַ֣חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587andour sonsבָּנֵ֥ינוּba.Nei.nuH1121and daughtersוּבְנֹתֵ֖ינוּu.ve.no.Tei.nuH1323are numerousרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227.We must getוְנִקְחָ֥הve.nik.ChahH3947grainדָגָ֖ןda.GanH1715in order to eatוְנֹאכְלָ֥הve.no.khe.LahH398and stay aliveוְנִחְיֶֽה׃ve.nich.YehH2421.”

3וְיֵשׁ֙ve.YeshH3426Othersאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were sayingאֹמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559, “Weאֲנַ֣חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587are mortgagingעֹרְבִ֑ים'o.re.VimH6148our fieldsשְׂדֹתֵ֛ינוּse.do.Tei.nuH7704,our vineyardsוּכְרָמֵ֥ינוּu.khe.ra.Mei.nuH3754,and our homesוּבָתֵּ֖ינוּu.va.Tei.nuH1004to getוְנִקְחָ֥הve.nik.ChahH3947grainדָגָ֖ןda.GanH1715during the famineבָּרָעָֽב׃ba.ra.'AvH7458.”

4וְיֵשׁ֙ve.YeshH3426Still othersאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were sayingאֹמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559, “We have borrowedלָוִ֥ינוּla.Vi.nuH3867moneyכֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefH3701to paythe king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428taxלְמִדַּ֣תle.mi.DatH4060onour fieldsשְׂדֹתֵ֖ינוּse.do.Tei.nuH7704and vineyardsוּכְרָמֵֽינוּ׃u.khe.ra.Mei.nuH3754.

5וְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258כִּבְשַׂ֤רkiv.SarH1320We and our childrenכִּבְנֵיהֶ֖םkiv.nei.HemH1121are just like our countrymenאַחֵ֙ינוּ֙ בְּשָׂרֵ֔נוּ'a.Chei.nu be.sa.Re.nuH251 H1320and their childrenבָּנֵ֑ינוּ וְהִנֵּ֣הba.Nei.nu ve.hi.NehH1121 H2009,yet weאֲנַ֣חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587are subjectingכֹ֠בְשִׁיםKhoe.shimH3533אֶת־'et-H853our sonsבָּנֵ֨ינוּba.Nei.nuH1121וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and daughtersבְּנֹתֵ֜ינוּbe.no.Tei.nuH1323to slaveryלַעֲבָדִ֗יםla.'a.va.DimH5650.Some ofוְיֵ֨שׁve.YeshH3426our daughtersמִבְּנֹתֵ֤ינוּmi.be.no.Tei.nuH1323are already enslavedנִכְבָּשׁוֹת֙nikh.ba.shOtH3533,but we are powerlessוְאֵ֣ין לְאֵ֣ל יָדֵ֔נוּve.'Ein le.'El ya.De.nuH369 H410 H3027to redeem thembecause our fieldsוּשְׂדֹתֵ֥ינוּu.se.do.Tei.nuH7704and vineyardsוּכְרָמֵ֖ינוּu.khe.ra.Mei.nuH3754belong to othersלַאֲחֵרִֽים׃la.'a.che.RimH312.”

6Whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834I heardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085אֶת־'et-H853their outcryזַֽעֲקָתָ֔םza.'a.ka.TamH2201וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853and theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428complaintsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697,I became extremelyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966angryוַיִּ֥חַרvai.Yi.charH2734,

7and after seriousלִבִּ֜יli.BiH3820thoughtוַיִּמָּלֵ֨ךְvai.yi.ma.LekhH4427עָלַ֗י'a.LaiH5921I rebukedוָאָרִ֙יבָה֙va.'a.Ri.vahH7378אֶת־'et-H854the noblesהַחֹרִ֣ים וְאֶת־ha.cho.Rim ve.'EtH2715 H854and officialsהַסְּגָנִ֔יםha.se.ga.NimH5461,sayingוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559, “Youאִישׁ־ אַתֶּ֣ם'ish- 'a.TemH376 H859are exactingH5378usuryמַשָּׁ֥אma.Sha'H4855from your own brothersבְּאָחִ֖יוbe.'a.ChivH251!”So I calledוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414a largeגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419assemblyקְהִלָּ֥הke.hi.LahH6952against themעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921

8and saidוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559, “Weאֲנַ֣חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587have done our bestכְּדֵ֣יke.DeiH1767וְגַם־ve.gam-H1571to buy backקָ֠נִינוּKa.ni.nuH7069אֶת־'et-H853our Jewishהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064brothersאַחֵ֨ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251who were soldהַנִּמְכָּרִ֤יםha.nim.ka.RimH4376to foreignersלַגּוֹיִם֙la.go.YimH1471,but now youאַתֶּ֛ם'a.TemH859are sellingתִּמְכְּר֥וּtim.ke.RuH4376אֶת־'et-H853your own brothersאֲחֵיכֶ֖ם'a.chei.KhemH251,that they may be sold backוְנִמְכְּרוּ־ve.nim.ke.ru-H4376to us!”But they remained silentוַֽיַּחֲרִ֔ישׁוּvai.ya.cha.Ri.shuH2790,for they could findמָצְא֖וּma.tze.'UH4672nothingוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808to sayדָּבָֽר׃ סda.VarH1697.

9So I continuedוָאוֹמַ֕רvai.yo.merH559, “Whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834youאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859are doingעֹשִׂ֑ים'o.SimH6213is notלֹא־lo'-H3808rightט֥וֹב הַדָּבָ֖רTov ha.da.VarH2896 H1697.Shouldn’tהֲל֞וֹאha.Lo'H3808you walkתֵּלֵ֔כוּte.Le.khuH1980in the fearבְּיִרְאַ֤תbe.yir.'AtH3374of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430to avoid the reproachמֵחֶרְפַּ֖תme.cher.PatH2781of our foreignהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471enemiesאוֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃'oy.Vei.nuH341?

10Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589,as well asוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571my brothersאַחַ֣י'a.ChaiH251and my servantsוּנְעָרַ֔יu.ne.'a.RaiH5288,have been lendingנֹשִׁ֥יםno.ShimH5383the peoplemoneyכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and grainוְדָגָ֑ןve.da.GanH1715.Pleaseנָּ֖אna'H4994אֶת־'et-H853,let us stopנַֽעַזְבָה־na.'az.vah-H5800thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088usuryהַמַּשָּׁ֥אha.ma.Sha'H4855.

11Pleaseנָ֨אna'H4994restoreהָשִׁיבוּ֩ha.shi.VuH7725to themimmediatelyכְּהַיּ֗וֹםke.hai.YomH3117their fieldsשְׂדֹתֵיהֶ֛םse.do.tei.HemH7704,vineyardsכַּרְמֵיהֶ֥םkar.mei.HemH3754,olive grovesזֵיתֵיהֶ֖םzei.tei.HemH2132,and housesוּבָתֵּיהֶ֑םu.va.tei.HemH1004,along with the percentageוּמְאַ֨תu.me.'AtH3967of the moneyהַכֶּ֤סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701,grainוְהַדָּגָן֙ve.ha.da.GanH1715,new wineהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁha.ti.Ro.oshH8492,and oilוְהַיִּצְהָ֔רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834youאַתֶּ֖ם'a.TemH859have been assessingנֹשִׁ֥יםno.ShimH5383them.”

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