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Nehemiah 5:2-5

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.

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