New American Standard Bible 1995

Nehemiah 5:10-12

10And likewiseוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571I, my brothersאַחַ֣י'a.ChaiH251and my servantsוּנְעָרַ֔יu.ne.'a.RaiH5288are lendingנֹשִׁ֥יםno.ShimH5383them moneyכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and grainוְדָגָ֑ןve.da.GanH1715.Pleaseנָּ֖אna'H4994,let us leaveנַֽעַזְבָה־na.'az.vah-H5800off thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088usuryהַמַּשָּׁ֥אha.ma.Sha'H4855.

11Pleaseנָ֨אna'H4994,giveH7725backH7725to them this very dayכְּהַיּ֗וֹםke.hai.YomH3117their fieldsשְׂדֹתֵיהֶ֛םse.do.tei.HemH7704,their vineyardsכַּרְמֵיהֶ֥םkar.mei.HemH3754,their oliveזֵיתֵיהֶ֖םzei.tei.HemH2132grovesH2132and their housesוּבָתֵּיהֶ֑םu.va.tei.HemH1004,also the hundredthוּמְאַ֨תu.me.'AtH3967partof the moneyהַכֶּ֤סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701and of the grainוְהַדָּגָן֙ve.ha.da.GanH1715,the newהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁha.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492and the oilוְהַיִּצְהָ֔רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323that you are exactingנֹשִׁ֥יםno.ShimH5383from them.”

12Then they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Wewill giveH7725itbackH7725andwill requireנְבַקֵּ֔שׁne.va.KeshH1245nothingלֹ֣אlo'H3808from them; we will doנַעֲשֶׂ֔הna.'a.SehH6213exactlyכֵּ֣ןkenH3651as you sayאוֹמֵ֑ר'o.MerH559.”So I calledוָאֶקְרָא֙va.'ek.Ra'H7121the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548andtookH7650an oathוָֽאַשְׁבִּיעֵ֔םva.'ash.bi.'EmH7650from them that they would doלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213according to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088promiseכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697.

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