Berean Standard Bible
Nehemiah 5:6-13
7and after seriousלִבִּ֜יli.BiH3820thoughtוַיִּמָּלֵ֨ךְvai.yi.ma.LekhH4427עָלַ֗י'a.LaiH5921I rebukedוָאָרִ֙יבָה֙va.'a.Ri.vahH7378אֶת־'et-H854the noblesהַחֹרִ֣ים וְאֶת־ha.cho.Rim ve.'EtH2715H854and officialsהַסְּגָנִ֔יםha.se.ga.NimH5461,sayingוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559, “Youאִישׁ־ אַתֶּ֣ם'ish- 'a.TemH376H859are 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.VarH2896H1697.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.”
12“We will restoreנָשִׁ֗יבna.ShivH7725it,”they repliedוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “and will requireנְבַקֵּ֔שׁ כֵּ֣ןne.va.Kesh kenH1245H3651nothingלֹ֣אlo'H3808more from them.We will doנַעֲשֶׂ֔הna.'a.SehH6213asכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859sayאוֹמֵ֑ר'o.MerH559.”So I summonedוָאֶקְרָא֙va.'ek.Ra'H7121אֶת־'et-H853the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548and required of the nobles and officials an oath that theyוָֽאַשְׁבִּיעֵ֔םva.'ash.bi.'EmH7650would doלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213what they had promisedכַּדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃ka.da.Var ha.ZehH1697H2088.
13I alsoגַּם־gam-H1571shook outנָעַ֗רְתִּיna.'Ar.tiH5287the folds of my robeחָצְנִ֣יcha.tze.NiH2684and saidוָֽאֹמְרָ֡הva.'o.me.RahH559, “May Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֟יםha.'E.lo.HimH430אֶת־'et-H853likewiseכָּ֣כָהKa.khahH3602shakeיְנַעֵ֪רye.na.'ErH5287out of his houseמִבֵּיתוֹ֙mi.bei.ToH1004and possessionsוּמִ֣יגִיע֔וֹ וְכָ֛כָהu.Mi.gi.'O ve.Kha.khahH3018H3602everyכָּל־kol-H3605manהָאִישׁ֩ha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834does notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808keepיָקִ֜יםya.KimH6965אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088promiseהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697.May such a man beיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961shaken outנָע֖וּרna.'UrH5287and have nothingוָרֵ֑קva.RekH7386!”The wholeכָֽל־khol-H3605assemblyהַקָּהָ֜לha.ka.HalH6951saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Amenאָמֵ֗ן'a.MenH543,”and they praisedוַֽיְהַלְלוּ֙vay.ha.LuH1984אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.And the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213as they had promisedכַּדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃ka.da.Var ha.ZehH1697H2088.
Commentaries on Nehemiah 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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