Nehemiah 5
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Nehemiah 5:1-3

1Now 1there was a greatH1419 outcryH6818 of the peopleH5971 and of their wivesH802 againstH413 their 2JewishH3064 brothersH251.

2For thereH3426 were those whoH834 saidH559, “We, our sonsH1121 and our daughtersH1323 are manyH7227; therefore let us 3getH3947 grainH1715 that we may eatH398 and liveH2421.”

3ThereH3426 were others whoH834 saidH559, “We are mortgagingH6148 our fieldsH7704, our vineyardsH3754 and our housesH1004 that we might getH3947 grainH1715 because of the famineH7458.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Nehemiah 5:1 Lev 25:35 ↩
  2. 2. Nehemiah 5:1 Deut 15:7 ↩
  3. 3. Nehemiah 5:2 Hag 1:6 ↩

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