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Nehemiah 5:2-11

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.

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