New American Standard Bible 1995

Nehemiah 5:8-13

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.”

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.

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