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Nehemiah 5:8-13

8And I saidוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559unto them, We after our abilityכְּדֵ֣יke.DeiH1767have redeemedקָ֠נִינוּKa.ni.nuH7069our brethrenאַחֵ֨ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,which were soldהַנִּמְכָּרִ֤יםha.nim.ka.RimH4376unto the heathenלַגּוֹיִם֙la.go.YimH1471;and will ye even sellתִּמְכְּר֥וּtim.ke.RuH4376your brethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֖ם'a.chei.KhemH251?or shall they be soldוְנִמְכְּרוּ־ve.nim.ke.ru-H4376unto us? Then held they their peaceוַֽיַּחֲרִ֔ישׁוּvai.ya.cha.Ri.shuH2790,and foundמָצְא֖וּma.tze.'UH4672nothingדָּבָֽר׃ סda.VarH1697to answer.

9Also I saidוָאוֹמַ֕רvai.yo.merH559, It isnot goodט֥וֹבTovH2896thatהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697ye doעֹשִׂ֑ים'o.SimH6213:ought ye not to walkH3212in the fearבְּיִרְאַ֤תbe.yir.'AtH3374of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430because of the reproachמֵחֶרְפַּ֖תme.cher.PatH2781of the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471our enemiesאוֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃'oy.Vei.nuH341?

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.

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