Revised Literal Translation

Nehemiah 5:1-3

1And there was a greatגְּדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419cryצַעֲקַ֥תtza.'a.KatH6818of the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971and of their wivesוּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖םu.ne.shei.HemH802against their brethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם'a.chei.HemH251the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִֽים׃hai.ye.hu.DimH3064.

2For there wereוְיֵשׁ֙ve.YeshH3426that saidאֹמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559,We, our sonsבָּנֵ֥ינוּba.Nei.nuH1121,and our daughtersוּבְנֹתֵ֖ינוּu.ve.no.Tei.nuH1323, aremanyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227:therefore we take upוְנִקְחָ֥הve.nik.ChahH3947grainדָגָ֖ןda.GanH1715for them,that we may eatוְנֹאכְלָ֥הve.no.khe.LahH398,and liveוְנִחְיֶֽה׃ve.nich.YehH2421.

3Somealso there wereוְיֵשׁ֙ve.YeshH3426that saidאֹמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559,We have mortgagedעֹרְבִ֑ים'o.re.VimH6148our landsשְׂדֹתֵ֛ינוּse.do.Tei.nuH7704,vineyardsוּכְרָמֵ֥ינוּu.khe.ra.Mei.nuH3754,and housesוּבָתֵּ֖ינוּu.va.Tei.nuH1004,that we might buyוְנִקְחָ֥הve.nik.ChahH3947grainדָגָ֖ןda.GanH1715,because of the dearthבָּרָעָֽב׃ba.ra.'AvH7458.

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