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Nehemiah 5:10
10I myself, as well as my brothers and my workers, have been lending the people money and grain, but now let us stop this business of charging interest.
Nehemiah 5:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.
- New International Version (NIV)I and my brothers and my men are also lending the people money and grain. But let us stop charging interest!
- English Standard Version (ESV)Moreover, I and my brothers and my servants are lending them money and grain. Let us abandon this exacting of interest.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I also, with my brethren and my servants, am lending them money and grain. Please, let us stop this usury!
Context of Nehemiah 5:10
8At the meeting I said to them, “We are doing all we can to redeem our Jewish relatives who have had to sell themselves to pagan foreigners, but you are selling them back into slavery again. How often must we redeem them?” And they had nothing to say in their defense. 9Then I pressed further, “What you are doing is not right! Should you not walk in the fear of our God in order to avoid being mocked by enemy nations? I myself, as well as my brothers and my workers, have been lending the people money and grain, but now let us stop this business of charging interest. 11You must restore their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and homes to them this very day. And repay the interest you charged when you lent them money, grain, new wine, and olive oil.” 12They replied, “We will give back everything and demand nothing more from the people. We will do as you say.” Then I called the priests and made the nobles and officials swear to do what they had promised.
Read all of Nehemiah 5Nehemiah 5:10 word by word
וְגַם־אֲנִי֙ אַחַ֣י וּנְעָרַ֔י נֹשִׁ֥ים בָּהֶ֖ם כֶּ֣סֶף וְדָגָ֑ן נַֽעַזְבָה־נָּ֖א אֶת־הַמַּשָּׁ֥א הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- my brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
- and my servantsנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
- might exactנָשָׁהnâshâh · to lendH5383
- of them moneyכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
- and cornדָּגָןdâgân · grainH1715
- I pray you, let us leave offעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
- this usuryמַשָּׁאmashshâ' · interestH4855
Cross-references for Nehemiah 5:10
- Micah 2:1What sorrow awaits you who lie awake at night, thinking up evil plans. You rise at dawn and hurry to carry them out, simply because you have the power to do so.
- Luke 3:13He replied, “Collect no more taxes than the government requires.”
- 1 Corinthians 9:12If you support others who preach to you, shouldn’t we have an even greater right to be supported? But we have never used this right. We would rather put up with anything than be an obstacle to the Good News about Christ.
- 2 Corinthians 5:11Because we understand our fearful responsibility to the Lord, we work hard to persuade others. God knows we are sincere, and I hope you know this, too.
- 2 Corinthians 6:1As God’s partners, we beg you not to accept this marvelous gift of God’s kindness and then ignore it.
- Philemon 1:8That is why I am boldly asking a favor of you. I could demand it in the name of Christ because it is the right thing for you to do.
- Nehemiah 5:7After thinking it over, I spoke out against these nobles and officials. I told them, “You are hurting your own relatives by charging interest when they borrow money!” Then I called a public meeting to deal with the problem.
- Exodus 22:25“If you lend money to any of my people who are in need, do not charge interest as a money lender would.
- Psalms 15:5Those who lend money without charging interest, and who cannot be bribed to lie about the innocent. Such people will stand firm forever.
- Ezekiel 18:8He grants loans without interest, stays away from injustice, is honest and fair when judging others,
Commentaries on Nehemiah 5:10
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10I might exact - Nehemiah had lent, but not upon pledge.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-13Verses 6-13 Nehemiah knew that, if he built Jerusalem's walls ever so high, so thick, or so strong, the city could not be safe while there were abuses. The right way to reform men's lives, is to convince their consciences. If you walk in the fear of God, you will not be either covetous of worldly gain, or cruel toward your brethren. Nothing exposes religion more to reproach, than the worldliness and hard-heartedness of the professors of it. Those that…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10I...have been lending: Nehemiah and his associates made loans without burdening people. Nehemiah’s example was to give financial help without causing more debt by charging interest (see Deuteronomy 15:7–11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-196-12. I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words--When such disorders came to the knowledge of the governor, his honest indignation was roused against the perpetrators of the evil. Having summoned a public assembly, he denounced their conduct in terms of just severity. He contrasted it with his own in redeeming with his money some of the Jewish exiles who, through debt or otherwise, had lost their personal liberty in Babylon. He urged the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Nehemiah 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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