New American Standard Bible 1995

Nehemiah 5:6-11

6Then I was veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966angryוַיִּ֥חַרvai.Yi.charH2734whenH3512I had heardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085their outcryזַֽעֲקָתָ֔םza.'a.ka.TamH2201and theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

7I consultedוַיִּמָּלֵ֨ךְvai.yi.ma.LekhH4427with myself and contendedוָאָרִ֙יבָה֙va.'a.Ri.vahH7378with the noblesהַחֹרִ֣יםha.cho.RimH2715and the rulersהַסְּגָנִ֔יםha.se.ga.NimH5461and saidוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559to them, “You are exactingH5377usuryמַשָּׁ֥אma.Sha'H4855,eachאִישׁ־'ish-H376from his brotherבְּאָחִ֖יוbe.'a.ChivH251!”Therefore, I heldוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414a greatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419assemblyקְהִלָּ֥הke.hi.LahH6952againstH5921them.

8I saidוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559to them, “We according to our abilityכְּדֵ֣יke.DeiH1767haveredeemedקָ֠נִינוּKa.ni.nuH7069our Jewishהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064brothersאַחֵ֨ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251who were soldהַנִּמְכָּרִ֤יםha.nim.ka.RimH4376to the nationsלַגּוֹיִם֙la.go.YimH1471;now would you evenוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571sellתִּמְכְּר֥וּtim.ke.RuH4376your brothersאֲחֵיכֶ֖ם'a.chei.KhemH251that they may be soldוְנִמְכְּרוּ־ve.nim.ke.ru-H4376to us?” Then they were silentוַֽיַּחֲרִ֔ישׁוּvai.ya.cha.Ri.shuH2790and could not findמָצְא֖וּma.tze.'UH4672a wordדָּבָֽר׃ סda.VarH1697to say.

9Again I saidוָאוֹמַ֕רvai.yo.merH559, “The thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you are doingעֹשִׂ֑ים'o.SimH6213is not goodט֥וֹבTovH2896;should you not walkתֵּלֵ֔כוּte.Le.khuH1980in the fearבְּיִרְאַ֤תbe.yir.'AtH3374of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430becauseH4480ofthe reproachמֵחֶרְפַּ֖תme.cher.PatH2781of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471,our enemiesH340?

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.”

Read all of Nehemiah 5

Commentaries on Nehemiah 5