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Nehemiah 5:7-9
7Then I consultedוַיִּמָּלֵ֨ךְvai.yi.ma.LekhH4427with myselfלִבִּ֜יli.BiH3820,and I rebukedוָאָרִ֙יבָה֙va.'a.Ri.vahH7378the noblesהַחֹרִ֣יםha.cho.RimH2715,and the rulersהַסְּגָנִ֔יםha.se.ga.NimH5461,and saidוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559unto them, Ye exactנֹשְׂאִיםno.SimH5375H5383H5378usuryמַשָּׁ֥אma.Sha'H4855,every oneאִישׁ־'ish-H376of his brotherבְּאָחִ֖יוbe.'a.ChivH251.And I setוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414a greatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419assemblyקְהִלָּ֥הke.hi.LahH6952against them.
8And I saidוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559unto them, We after our abilityכְּדֵ֣יke.DeiH1767have redeemedקָ֠נִינוּKa.ni.nuH7069our brethrenאַחֵ֨ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,which were soldהַנִּמְכָּרִ֤יםha.nim.ka.RimH4376unto the heathenלַגּוֹיִם֙la.go.YimH1471;and will ye even sellתִּמְכְּר֥וּtim.ke.RuH4376your brethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֖ם'a.chei.KhemH251?or shall they be soldוְנִמְכְּרוּ־ve.nim.ke.ru-H4376unto us? Then held they their peaceוַֽיַּחֲרִ֔ישׁוּvai.ya.cha.Ri.shuH2790,and foundמָצְא֖וּma.tze.'UH4672nothingדָּבָֽר׃ סda.VarH1697to answer.
9Also I saidוָאוֹמַ֕רvai.yo.merH559, It isnot goodט֥וֹבTovH2896thatהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697ye doעֹשִׂ֑ים'o.SimH6213:ought ye not to walkH3212in the fearבְּיִרְאַ֤תbe.yir.'AtH3374of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430because of the reproachמֵחֶרְפַּ֖תme.cher.PatH2781of the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471our enemiesאוֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃'oy.Vei.nuH341?
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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