New American Standard Bible 1995

Nehemiah 5:10-15

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.

13Ialsoגַּם־gam-H1571shookנָעַ֗רְתִּיna.'Ar.tiH5287out thefrontH2684of my garmentH2684and saidוָֽאֹמְרָ֡הva.'o.me.RahH559, “Thusכָּ֣כָהKa.khahH3602may Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֟יםha.'E.lo.HimH430shakeיְנַעֵ֪רye.na.'ErH5287out everyכָּל־kol-H3605manהָאִישׁ֩ha.'IshH376from his houseמִבֵּיתוֹ֙mi.bei.ToH1004and from his possessionsוּמִ֣יגִיע֔וֹu.Mi.gi.'OH3018whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834does not fulfillיָקִ֜יםya.KimH6965thisהַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088promiseהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697;even thusוְכָ֛כָהve.Kha.khahH3602may he be shakenנָע֖וּרna.'UrH5287out and emptiedוָרֵ֑קva.RekH7386.” Andallכָֽל־khol-H3605the assemblyהַקָּהָ֜לha.ka.HalH6951saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Amenאָמֵ֗ן'a.MenH543!”And they praisedוַֽיְהַלְלוּ֙vay.ha.LuH1984the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.Then the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213according to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088promiseכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697.

14Moreoverגַּ֞םgamH1571,from the dayמִיּ֣וֹם׀mi.YomH3117that I was appointedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680to be their governorפֶּחָם֮pe.ChamH6346in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָה֒ye.hu.DahH3063, fromthe twentiethעֶשְׂרִ֗ים'es.RimH6242yearמִשְּׁנַ֣תmi.she.NatH8141to thethirty-secondשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙she.lo.Shim u.she.Ta.yimH7970 H8147yearשְׁנַ֨תshe.NatH8141of Kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Artaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783, fortwelveשְׁתֵּ֣ים עֶשְׂרֵ֑הshe.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141,neitherH3808I norH3808mykinsmenוְאַחַ֔יve.'a.ChaiH251have eatenאָכַֽלְתִּי׃'a.Khal.tiH398the governor’sהַפֶּ֖חָהha.Pe.chahH6346foodלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899allowance.

15But the formerהָרִאשֹׁנִ֨יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223governorsוְהַפַּחוֹת֩ve.ha.pa.chOtH6346whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were beforeלְפָנַ֜יle.fa.NaiH6440melaidH3513burdensH3513on the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971and tookוַיִּקְח֨וּvai.yik.ChuH3947from them breadבְּלֶ֤חֶםbe.Le.chemH3899and wineוָיַ֙יִן֙va.Ya.yinH3196besidesאַחַר֙'a.CharH310fortyאַרְבָּעִ֔ים'ar.ba.'ImH705shekelsשְׁקָלִ֣יםshe.ka.LimH8255of silverכֶּֽסֶף־ke.sef-H3701;evenגַּ֥םgamH1571their servantsנַעֲרֵיהֶ֖םna.'a.rei.HemH5288domineeredשָׁלְט֣וּshal.TuH7980the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971.But I did not doעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213soכֵ֔ןKhenH3651becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of the fearיִרְאַ֥תyir.'AtH3374of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

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