New American Standard Bible 1995

Nehemiah 5:7-9

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?

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