Revised Literal Translation

Nehemiah 5:10-15

10I likewise, andmy brethrenאַחַ֣י'a.ChaiH251,and my servantsוּנְעָרַ֔יu.ne.'a.RaiH5288,might exactנֹשִׁ֥יםno.ShimH5383of them moneyכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and grainוְדָגָ֑ןve.da.GanH1715:I pray you, let us leave offנַֽעַזְבָה־na.'az.vah-H5800this usuryהַמַּשָּׁ֥אha.ma.Sha'H4855.

11Restoreהָשִׁיבוּ֩ha.shi.VuH7725,I pray you, to them, even this dayכְּהַיּ֗וֹםke.hai.YomH3117,their landsשְׂדֹתֵיהֶ֛םse.do.tei.HemH7704,their vineyardsכַּרְמֵיהֶ֥םkar.mei.HemH3754,their oliveyardsזֵיתֵיהֶ֖םzei.tei.HemH2132,and their housesוּבָתֵּיהֶ֑םu.va.tei.HemH1004,also the hundredthוּמְאַ֨תu.me.'AtH3967partof the moneyהַכֶּ֤סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701,and of the grainוְהַדָּגָן֙ve.ha.da.GanH1715,the wineהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁha.ti.Ro.oshH8492,and the oilוְהַיִּצְהָ֔רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323,that ye exactנֹשִׁ֥יםno.ShimH5383of them.

12Then saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559they, We will restoreנָשִׁ֗יבna.ShivH7725them,and will requireנְבַקֵּ֔שׁne.va.KeshH1245nothing of them; so will we doנַעֲשֶׂ֔הna.'a.SehH6213as thou sayestאוֹמֵ֑ר'o.MerH559.Then I calledוָאֶקְרָא֙va.'ek.Ra'H7121the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,and took an oathוָֽאַשְׁבִּיעֵ֔םva.'ash.bi.'EmH7650of them, that they should doלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213according to this promiseכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697.

13Also I shookנָעַ֗רְתִּיna.'Ar.tiH5287my lapחָצְנִ֣יcha.tze.NiH2684,and saidוָֽאֹמְרָ֡הva.'o.me.RahH559,So Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֟יםha.'E.lo.HimH430shake outיְנַעֵ֪רye.na.'ErH5287every manהָאִישׁ֩ha.'IshH376from his houseמִבֵּיתוֹ֙mi.bei.ToH1004,and from his labourוּמִ֣יגִיע֔וֹu.Mi.gi.'OH3018,that performethיָקִ֜יםya.KimH6965not this promiseהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697,even thus be he shaken outנָע֖וּרna.'UrH5287,and emptiedוָרֵ֑קva.RekH7386.And all the congregationהַקָּהָ֜לha.ka.HalH6951saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Amenאָמֵ֗ן'a.MenH543,and praisedוַֽיְהַלְלוּ֙vay.ha.LuH1984Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.And the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213according to this promiseכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697.

14Moreover from the timeמִיּ֣וֹם׀mi.YomH3117that I was appointedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680to be their governorפֶּחָם֮pe.ChamH6346in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָה֒ye.hu.DahH3063,from the twentiethעֶשְׂרִ֗ים'es.RimH6242yearמִשְּׁנַ֣תmi.she.NatH8141even unto the twoוּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙u.she.Ta.yimH8147and thirtiethשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearשְׁנַ֨תshe.NatH8141of Artaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, that is,twelveשְׁתֵּ֣ים עֶשְׂרֵ֑הshe.Teim 'es.RehH6240 H8147yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141,I and my brethrenוְאַחַ֔יve.'a.ChaiH251have not eatenאָכַֽלְתִּי׃'a.Khal.tiH398the breadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899of the governorהַפֶּ֖חָהha.Pe.chahH6346.

15But the formerהָרִאשֹׁנִ֨יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223governorsוְהַפַּחוֹת֩ve.ha.pa.chOtH6346that had beenbeforeלְפָנַ֜יle.fa.NaiH6440me were chargeableהִכְבִּ֣ידוּhikh.Bi.duH3513unto the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,and had takenוַיִּקְח֨וּvai.yik.ChuH3947of them breadבְּלֶ֤חֶםbe.Le.chemH3899and wineוָיַ֙יִן֙va.Ya.yinH3196,besideאַחַר֙'a.CharH310fortyאַרְבָּעִ֔ים'ar.ba.'ImH705shekelsשְׁקָלִ֣יםshe.ka.LimH8255of silverכֶּֽסֶף־ke.sef-H3701;yea, evenגַּ֥םgamH1571their servantsנַעֲרֵיהֶ֖םna.'a.rei.HemH5288bare ruleשָׁלְט֣וּshal.TuH7980over the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971:but so didעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213not I, becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the fearיִרְאַ֥תyir.'AtH3374of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

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