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Nehemiah 5

1AndtherewasH1961agreatגְּדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419cryצַעֲקַ֥תtza.'a.KatH6818ofthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971andoftheirwivesH802againsttheirbrethrentheJewsהַיְּהוּדִֽים׃hai.ye.hu.DimH3064.

2Andtherewerethatsaidאֹמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559,We,oursonsבָּנֵ֥ינוּba.Nei.nuH1121andourdaughtersוּבְנֹתֵ֖ינוּu.ve.no.Tei.nuH1323,aremanyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227,andwemustprocure cornthatwemayeatוְנֹאכְלָ֥הve.no.khe.LahH398andliveוְנִחְיֶֽה׃ve.nich.YehH2421.

3Andtherewerethatsaidאֹמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559,Wehavehadtopledgeourfieldsשְׂדֹתֵ֛ינוּse.do.Tei.nuH7704,andourvineyardsוּכְרָמֵ֥ינוּu.khe.ra.Mei.nuH3754,andourhousesH1004,thatwemightprocure corninthedearth.

4Andtherewerethatsaidאֹמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559,Wehaveborrowedmoneyכֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefH3701fortheking's tribute uponourfieldsשְׂדֹתֵ֖ינוּse.do.Tei.nuH7704andvineyardsוּכְרָמֵֽינוּ׃u.khe.ra.Mei.nuH3754;

5yetnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258ourfleshכִּבְשַׂ֤רkiv.SarH1320isasthefleshבְּשָׂרֵ֔נוּbe.sa.Re.nuH1320ofourbrethren,ourchildrenastheirchildren;andbehold,wemustbringintobondageoursonsH1121andourdaughtersבְּנֹתֵ֜ינוּbe.no.Tei.nuH1323tobeservantsH5650,andsomeofourdaughtersמִבְּנֹתֵ֤ינוּmi.be.no.Tei.nuH1323arebroughtintobondage[already];neitherisitinthepowerofourhandיָדֵ֔נוּya.De.nuH3027[toredeemthem],forotherלַאֲחֵרִֽים׃la.'a.che.RimH312menhaveourfieldsוּשְׂדֹתֵ֥ינוּu.se.do.Tei.nuH7704andourvineyardsוּכְרָמֵ֖ינוּu.khe.ra.Mei.nuH3754.

6AndIwasveryH3966angryH2734whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834IheardH8085theircryH2201andthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

7AndIconsultedwithmyself;andIremonstratedwiththenoblesandtherulers,andsaidH559tothem, Ye exactusuryמַשָּׁ֥אma.Sha'H4855,everyoneH376ofhisbrotherבְּאָחִ֖יוbe.'a.ChivH251!AndIsetH5414agreatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419assemblyקְהִלָּ֥הke.hi.LahH6952againstthem.

8AndIsaidH559tothem,We,accordingtoourability,haveredeemedourbrethrentheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,whoweresoldH4376tothenationsלַגּוֹיִם֙la.go.YimH1471;andwillyeevensellH4376yourbrethren?orshalltheybesoldH4376untous?Andtheyweresilentוַֽיַּחֲרִ֔ישׁוּvai.ya.cha.Ri.shuH2790andfoundH4672noanswer.

9AndIsaidH559,Thethingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697thatyedoisnotgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896. Ought yenottowalkinthefearבְּיִרְאַ֤תbe.yir.'AtH3374ofourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,soasnottobethereproachמֵחֶרְפַּ֖תme.cher.PatH2781ofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471ourenemiesאוֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃'oy.Vei.nuH341?

10Ialsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571,mybrethrenandmyservantsוּנְעָרַ֔יu.ne.'a.RaiH5288,wemight exactusuryהַמַּשָּׁ֥אha.ma.Sha'H4855ofthem,moneyכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701andcorn.Iprayyou,letusleaveH5800offthisusuryH4855.

11RestoreH7725,Iprayyou,tothemthisverydayכְּהַיּ֗וֹםke.hai.YomH3117theirfieldsשְׂדֹתֵיהֶ֛םse.do.tei.HemH7704,theirvineyardsכַּרְמֵיהֶ֥םkar.mei.HemH3754,theirolive-gardens,andtheirhousesH1004,alsothehundredth[part]ofthemoneyהַכֶּ֤סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701,andofthecorn,thewineהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁha.ti.Ro.oshH8492andtheoilוְהַיִּצְהָ֔רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323,thatyehaveexactedofthem.

12AndtheysaidH559,WewillrestoreH7725[them],andwillrequireנְבַקֵּ֔שׁne.va.KeshH1245nothingofthem;soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651willwedo,asthou hastsaidH559.AndIcalledH7121thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,andtookanoathוָֽאַשְׁבִּיעֵ֔םva.'ash.bi.'EmH7650ofthem,thattheyshoulddoaccordingtothispromise.

13Alsoגַּם־gam-H1571IshookH5287mylap,andsaidH559,SoGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֟יםha.'E.lo.HimH430shakeH5287outeverymanH376fromhishouseמִבֵּיתוֹ֙mi.bei.ToH1004andfromhisearnings,thatperformethnotthispromise:eventhusH3602beיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961heshakenH5287outandemptiedוָרֵ֑קva.RekH7386!AndallthecongregationsaidH559,Amenאָמֵ֗ן'a.MenH543!AndtheypraisedH1984Jehovah.Andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971didaccordingtothispromise.

14MoreoverfromthetimethatIwasלִהְי֣וֹתlih.YotH1961appointedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680tobeH1961theirgovernorפֶּחָם֮pe.ChamH6346inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָה֒ye.hu.DahH3063,fromthetwentiethyearמִשְּׁנַ֣תmi.she.NatH8141eventothethirty-secondyearשְׁנַ֨תshe.NatH8141ofArtaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,twelveyearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141,IandmybrethrenhavenoteatenH398thebreadH3899ofthegovernorהַפֶּ֖חָהha.Pe.chahH6346.

15Buttheformerהָרִאשֹׁנִ֨יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223governorsוְהַפַּחוֹת֩ve.ha.pa.chOtH6346thatwerebeforemehadbeenchargeabletothepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,andhadtakenH3947ofthembreadH3899andwineוָיַ֙יִן֙va.Ya.yinH3196,besidesfortyאַרְבָּעִ֔ים'ar.ba.'ImH705shekelsשְׁקָלִ֣יםshe.ka.LimH8255ofsilverכֶּֽסֶף־ke.sef-H3701:eventheirservantsנַעֲרֵיהֶ֖םna.'a.rei.HemH5288bore ruleoverthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971.ButIdidnotsoH3651,becauseofthefearיִרְאַ֥תyir.'AtH3374ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

16Yea,alsoוְ֠גַםVe.gamH1571Iappliedmyselftothisworkבִּמְלֶ֜אכֶתbim.Le.khetH4399ofthewallהַחוֹמָ֤הha.cho.MahH2346,andweboughtH7069nofieldsוְשָׂדֶ֖הve.sa.DehH7704;andallmyservantsנְעָרַ֔יne.'a.RaiH5288weregatheredH6908thitherfortheworkהַמְּלָאכָֽה׃ha.me.la.KhahH4399.

17Andtherewereatmytableשֻׁלְחָנִֽי׃shul.cha.NiH7979ahundredמֵאָ֧הme.'AhH3967andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572oftheJewsוְהַיְּהוּדִ֨יםve.hai.ye.hu.DimH3064andtherulers,besidesthosethatcameH935tousfromamongthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471thatwereaboutus.

18AndthatwhichwasH1961prepareddailywasH1961oneH259oxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794[and]sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337choicesheepצֹ֠אןtzonH6629;alsofowlswerepreparedforme,andonceintenעֲשֶׂ֧רֶת'a.Se.retH6235daysH3117allsortsofwineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196inabundanceלְהַרְבֵּ֑הle.har.BehH7235.YetforallthisIdemandednotthebreadH3899ofthegovernorהַפֶּחָה֙ha.pe.ChahH6346;fortheserviceהָעֲבֹדָ֖הha.'a.vo.DahH5656wasH1961heavyכָֽבְדָ֥הkha.ve.DahH3513uponthispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

19Rememberזָכְרָה־za.khe.rah-H2142forme,myGodאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430,forgoodלְטוֹבָ֑הle.to.VahH2896,allthatIhavedoneforthispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

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