Revised Version 1895

Nehemiah 5

1Then therearoseH1419agreatגְּדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419cryצַעֲקַ֥תtza.'a.KatH6818of thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971and of theirwivesוּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖םu.ne.shei.HemH802againstאֶל־'el-H413theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם'a.chei.HemH251theJewsהַיְּהוּדִֽים׃hai.ye.hu.DimH3064.

2For there were thatsaidאֹמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559,WeH587, oursonsבָּנֵ֥ינוּba.Nei.nuH1121and ourdaughtersוּבְנֹתֵ֖ינוּu.ve.no.Tei.nuH1323, aremanyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227: letusH559getוְנִקְחָ֥הve.nik.ChahH3947corn, thatweH587mayeatוְנֹאכְלָ֥הve.no.khe.LahH398andliveוְנִחְיֶֽה׃ve.nich.YehH2421.

3Some also there were thatsaidאֹמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559,Weאֲנַ֣חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587aremortgagingעֹרְבִ֑ים'o.re.VimH6148ourfieldsשְׂדֹתֵ֛ינוּse.do.Tei.nuH7704, and ourvineyardsוּכְרָמֵ֥ינוּu.khe.ra.Mei.nuH3754, and ourhousesוּבָתֵּ֖ינוּu.va.Tei.nuH1004: letusH559getוְנִקְחָ֥הve.nik.ChahH3947corn,becauseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834of the dearth.

4There were also thatsaidאֹמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559,Weאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834have borrowedmoneyכֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefH3701for theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tribute upon ourfieldsשְׂדֹתֵ֖ינוּse.do.Tei.nuH7704and ourvineyardsוּכְרָמֵֽינוּ׃u.khe.ra.Mei.nuH3754.

5Yetnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258ourfleshכִּבְשַׂ֤רkiv.SarH1320is as thefleshבְּשָׂרֵ֔נוּbe.sa.Re.nuH1320of ourbrethrenאַחֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.Chei.nuH251, ourchildrenH1121as theirchildrenH1121: and,loH2009,weאֲנַ֣חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587bringH1323intoH3027bondageH5650oursonsH1121and ourdaughtersבְּנֹתֵ֜ינוּbe.no.Tei.nuH1323to beservantsH5650, andsomeH2009of ourdaughtersמִבְּנֹתֵ֤ינוּmi.be.no.Tei.nuH1323arebroughtH3533intoH3027bondageH5650alreadyH6258:neitherוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369is it in ourpowerH3027tohelpH1323it; forotherלַאֲחֵרִֽים׃la.'a.che.RimH312menH1121have ourfieldsוּשְׂדֹתֵ֥ינוּu.se.do.Tei.nuH7704and ourvineyardsוּכְרָמֵ֖ינוּu.khe.ra.Mei.nuH3754.

6And I wasveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966angryוַיִּ֥חַרvai.Yi.charH2734when Iheardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085theircryזַֽעֲקָתָ֔םza.'a.ka.TamH2201andtheseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

7Then I consulted withmyselfלִבִּ֜יli.BiH3820, andcontendedוָאָרִ֙יבָה֙va.'a.Ri.vahH7378with thenoblesהַחֹרִ֣יםha.cho.RimH2715and therulersהַסְּגָנִ֔יםha.se.ga.NimH5461, andsaidוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559unto them, Ye exactusuryמַשָּׁ֥אma.Sha'H4855,everyאִישׁ־'ish-H376one of hisbrotherבְּאָחִ֖יוbe.'a.ChivH251. And Iheldוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414agreatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419assemblyקְהִלָּ֥הke.hi.LahH6952againstH5921them.

8And IsaidH559unto them,Weאֲנַ֣חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587afterH1767ourabilityH1767haveredeemedקָ֠נִינוּKa.ni.nuH7069ourbrethrenאַחֵ֨ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,whichלַגּוֹיִם֙la.go.YimH1471weresoldהַנִּמְכָּרִ֤יםha.nim.ka.RimH4376unto the heathen; and would yeevenוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571sellתִּמְכְּר֥וּtim.ke.RuH4376yourbrethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֖ם'a.chei.KhemH251, and should they besoldוְנִמְכְּרוּ־ve.nim.ke.ru-H4376untousH559? Then held they their peace, andfoundמָצְא֖וּma.tze.'UH4672neverוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808awordדָּבָֽר׃ סda.VarH1697.

9Also Isaidוָאוֹמַ֕רvai.yo.merH559, Thethingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697that yedoעֹשִׂ֑ים'o.SimH6213isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808goodט֥וֹבTovH2896: ought yenotהֲל֞וֹאha.Lo'H3808to walk in thefearבְּיִרְאַ֤תbe.yir.'AtH3374of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,becauseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834of thereproachמֵחֶרְפַּ֖תme.cher.PatH2781of the heathen ourenemiesאוֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃'oy.Vei.nuH341?

10And I likewise, mybrethrenאַחַ֣י'a.ChaiH251and myservantsוּנְעָרַ֔יu.ne.'a.RaiH5288,doאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589lend themmoneyכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and corn onusuryהַמַּשָּׁ֥אha.ma.Sha'H4855. IprayH4994youH853,letH4994usH4994leaveנַֽעַזְבָה־na.'az.vah-H5800offH853thisusuryH4855.

11Restoreהָשִׁיבוּ֩ha.shi.VuH7725, Iprayנָ֨אna'H4994youH859, to them, even thisdayכְּהַיּ֗וֹםke.hai.YomH3117, theirfieldsשְׂדֹתֵיהֶ֛םse.do.tei.HemH7704, theirvineyardsכַּרְמֵיהֶ֥םkar.mei.HemH3754, their oliveyards, and theirhousesוּבָתֵּיהֶ֑םu.va.tei.HemH1004, also thehundredthוּמְאַ֨תu.me.'AtH3967partH859of themoneyהַכֶּ֤סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701, and of the corn, thewineהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁha.ti.Ro.oshH8492, and theoilוְהַיִּצְהָ֔רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323, that ye exact of them.

12ThensaidH559they,WeH834willrestoreנָשִׁ֗יבna.ShivH7725them, and willrequireנְבַקֵּ֔שׁne.va.KeshH1245nothingH3808of them;soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651willweH834doנַעֲשֶׂ֔הna.'a.SehH6213,evenH3808as thou sayest. Then Icalledוָאֶקְרָא֙va.'ek.Ra'H7121thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548, andtookאֶת־'et-H853anoathוָֽאַשְׁבִּיעֵ֔םva.'ash.bi.'EmH7650of them, that they shoulddoלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213according to thispromiseכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697.

13Also Ishookנָעַ֗רְתִּיna.'Ar.tiH5287outH3605my lap, andsaidוָֽאֹמְרָ֡הva.'o.me.RahH559,SoH6213Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֟יםha.'E.lo.HimH430shakeיְנַעֵ֪רye.na.'ErH5287outH3605everyH3605manהָאִישׁ֩ha.'IshH376from hishouseמִבֵּיתוֹ֙mi.bei.ToH1004, and from his labour, that performethnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808thispromiseהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697;evenגַּם־gam-H1571thusכָּ֣כָהKa.khahH3602be heshakenנָע֖וּרna.'UrH5287outH3605, andemptiedוָרֵ֑קva.RekH7386. AndallH3605thecongregationהַקָּהָ֜לha.ka.HalH6951saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Amenאָמֵ֗ן'a.MenH543, andpraisedוַֽיְהַלְלוּ֙vay.ha.LuH1984theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068. And thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971didH6213accordingוְכָ֛כָהve.Kha.khahH3602to thispromiseכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697.

14MoreoverH1571from the time that I wasappointedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680to be theirgovernorפֶּחָם֮pe.ChamH6346in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָה֒ye.hu.DahH3063, from thetwentiethעֶשְׂרִ֗ים'es.RimH6242yearמִשְּׁנַ֣תmi.she.NatH8141evenH1571unto thetwoH8147andthirtiethשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearשְׁנַ֨תshe.NatH8141ofArtaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, that is,twelveעֶשְׂרֵ֑ה'es.RehH6240yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141, I and mybrethrenוְאַחַ֔יve.'a.ChaiH251havenotלֹ֥אlo'H3808eatenאָכַֽלְתִּי׃'a.Khal.tiH398thebreadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899of thegovernorהַפֶּ֖חָהha.Pe.chahH6346.

15But theformerהָרִאשֹׁנִ֨יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223governorsוְהַפַּחוֹת֩ve.ha.pa.chOtH6346that werebeforeלְפָנַ֜יle.fa.NaiH6440meמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440were chargeable unto thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, andtookוַיִּקְח֨וּvai.yik.ChuH3947of thembreadבְּלֶ֤חֶםbe.Le.chemH3899andwineוָיַ֙יִן֙va.Ya.yinH3196,besideעַל־'al-H5921fortyאַרְבָּעִ֔ים'ar.ba.'ImH705shekelsשְׁקָלִ֣יםshe.ka.LimH8255ofsilverכֶּֽסֶף־ke.sef-H3701; yea,evenגַּ֥םgamH1571theirservantsנַעֲרֵיהֶ֖םna.'a.rei.HemH5288bare rule over thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971: butsoכֵ֔ןKhenH3651didעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213notלֹא־lo'-H3808I,becauseעַל־'al-H5921of thefearיִרְאַ֥תyir.'AtH3374ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

16Yea, also I continued in theworkבִּמְלֶ֜אכֶתbim.Le.khetH4399of thiswallהַחוֹמָ֤הha.cho.MahH2346,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808boughtקָנִ֑ינוּka.Ni.nuH7069weשָׁ֖םshamH8033anyH3605landוְשָׂדֶ֖הve.sa.DehH7704: andallH3605myservantsנְעָרַ֔יne.'a.RaiH5288weregatheredקְבוּצִ֥יםke.vu.TzimH6908thither unto theworkהַמְּלָאכָֽה׃ha.me.la.KhahH4399.

17Moreover there were at mytableשֻׁלְחָנִֽי׃shul.cha.NiH7979of theJewsוְהַיְּהוּדִ֨יםve.hai.ye.hu.DimH3064and therulersוְהַסְּגָנִ֜יםve.ha.se.ga.NimH5461anhundredמֵאָ֧הme.'AhH3967andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376,besideעַל־'al-H5921thoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thatcameוְהַבָּאִ֥יםve.ha.ba.'ImH935untousH413from among the heathen that wereroundH5439aboutH5439usH413.

18Nowהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961thatwhichוַאֲשֶׁר֩va.'a.SherH834waspreparedנַעֲשֶׂ֜הna.'a.SehH6213for onedayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117was oneoxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794andsixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337choiceבְּרֻר֤וֹתbe.ru.RotH1305sheepצֹ֠אןtzonH6629; also fowls werepreparedנַֽעֲשׂוּ־na.'a.su-H6213formeH5921, andonceH259intenעֲשֶׂ֧רֶת'a.Se.retH6235daysיָמִ֛יםya.MimH3117store ofallH3605sorts ofwineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196: yet forallH3605this I demandednotלֹ֣אlo'H3808thebreadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899of thegovernorהַפֶּחָה֙ha.pe.ChahH6346,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588thebondageהָעֲבֹדָ֖הha.'a.vo.DahH5656washeavyכָֽבְדָ֥הkha.ve.DahH3513uponH5921thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

19Rememberזָכְרָה־za.khe.rah-H2142untomeעַל־'al-H5921, O myGodאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430, forgoodלְטוֹבָ֑הle.to.VahH2896,allכֹּ֥לkolH3605that I havedoneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213for thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

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