New American Standard Bible 1995

Nehemiah 5:8-19

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.

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.

16I alsoוְ֠גַםVe.gamH1571appliedהֶחֱזַ֔קְתִּיhe.che.Zak.tiH2388myself to the workבִּמְלֶ֜אכֶתbim.Le.khetH4399on thisH2088wallהַחוֹמָ֤הha.cho.MahH2346;we did not buyקָנִ֑ינוּka.Ni.nuH7069any landוְשָׂדֶ֖הve.sa.DehH7704,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605my servantsנְעָרַ֔יne.'a.RaiH5288were gatheredקְבוּצִ֥יםke.vu.TzimH6908thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033for the workהַמְּלָאכָֽה׃ha.me.la.KhahH4399.

17Moreover, there wereat my tableשֻׁלְחָנִֽי׃shul.cha.NiH7979one hundredמֵאָ֧הme.'AhH3967and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572Jewsוְהַיְּהוּדִ֨יםve.hai.ye.hu.DimH3064and officialsוְהַסְּגָנִ֜יםve.ha.se.ga.NimH5461,besides those who cameוְהַבָּאִ֥יםve.ha.ba.'ImH935to us from the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471that were aroundסְבִיבֹתֵ֖ינוּse.vi.vo.Tei.nuH5439us.

18Nowthat whichוַאֲשֶׁר֩va.'a.SherH834was preparedנַעֲשֶׂ֜הna.'a.SehH6213for each dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117was oneH259oxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794andsixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337choiceבְּרֻר֤וֹתbe.ru.RotH1305sheepצֹ֠אןtzonH6629,also birdsוְצִפֳּרִים֙ve.tzi.po.RimH6833were preparedנַֽעֲשׂוּ־na.'a.su-H6213for me; and onceוּבֵ֨יןu.VeinH996in tenעֲשֶׂ֧רֶת'a.Se.retH6235daysיָמִ֛יםya.MimH3117allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605sorts of wineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196were furnishedin abundanceלְהַרְבֵּ֑הle.har.BehH7235.Yet for all thisזֶ֗הZehH2088I did not demandבִקַּ֔שְׁתִּיvi.Kash.tiH1245the governor’sהַפֶּחָה֙ha.pe.ChahH6346foodלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899allowance,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the servitudeהָעֲבֹדָ֖הha.'a.vo.DahH5656was heavyכָֽבְדָ֥הkha.ve.DahH3513on thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

19Rememberזָכְרָה־za.khe.rah-H2142me, O my Godאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430,for goodH2899, according toallכֹּ֥לkolH3605that I have doneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213for thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

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