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Nehemiah 5
2For therewereוְיֵשׁ֙ve.YeshH3426thatsaidאֹמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559, We, oursonsבָּנֵ֥ינוּba.Nei.nuH1121, and ourdaughtersוּבְנֹתֵ֖ינוּu.ve.no.Tei.nuH1323, aremanyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227: therefore we takeupוְנִקְחָ֥הve.nik.ChahH3947grainדָגָ֖ןda.GanH1715for them, that we mayeatוְנֹאכְלָ֥הve.no.khe.LahH398, andliveוְנִחְיֶֽה׃ve.nich.YehH2421.
3Some also therewereוְיֵשׁ֙ve.YeshH3426thatsaidאֹמְרִ֔ים'o.me.RimH559, We havemortgagedעֹרְבִ֑ים'o.re.VimH6148ourlandsשְׂדֹתֵ֛ינוּse.do.Tei.nuH7704,vineyardsוּכְרָמֵ֥ינוּu.khe.ra.Mei.nuH3754, andhousesוּבָתֵּ֖ינוּu.va.Tei.nuH1004, that we mightbuyוְנִקְחָ֥הve.nik.ChahH3947grainדָגָ֖ןda.GanH1715, because of thefamineבָּרָעָֽב׃ba.ra.'AvH7458.
5Yet now ourfleshכִּבְשַׂ֤רkiv.SarH1320is as thefleshבְּשָׂרֵ֔נוּbe.sa.Re.nuH1320of ourbrethrenאַחֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.Chei.nuH251, ourchildrenכִּבְנֵיהֶ֖םkiv.nei.HemH1121as theirchildrenבָּנֵ֑ינוּba.Nei.nuH1121: and, lo, we bring intobondageכֹ֠בְשִׁיםKhoe.shimH3533oursonsבָּנֵ֨ינוּba.Nei.nuH1121and ourdaughtersבְּנֹתֵ֜ינוּbe.no.Tei.nuH1323to beservantsלַעֲבָדִ֗יםla.'a.va.DimH5650, and some of ourdaughtersמִבְּנֹתֵ֤ינוּmi.be.no.Tei.nuH1323areוְיֵ֨שׁve.YeshH3426brought tobondageנִכְבָּשׁוֹת֙nikh.ba.shOtH3533already : neither is it in ourpowerלְאֵ֣ל יָדֵ֔נוּle.'El ya.De.nuH410H3027to redeem them ; for othermenלַאֲחֵרִֽים׃la.'a.che.RimH312have ourlandsוּשְׂדֹתֵ֥ינוּu.se.do.Tei.nuH7704andvineyardsוּכְרָמֵ֖ינוּu.khe.ra.Mei.nuH3754.
7Then Iconsultedוַיִּמָּלֵ֨ךְvai.yi.ma.LekhH4427withmyselfלִבִּ֜יli.BiH3820, and Irebukedוָאָרִ֙יבָה֙va.'a.Ri.vahH7378thenoblesהַחֹרִ֣יםha.cho.RimH2715, and therulersהַסְּגָנִ֔יםha.se.ga.NimH5461, andsaidוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559to them, YeexactH5378H5383interestמַשָּׁ֥אma.Sha'H4855, everyoneאִישׁ־'ish-H376of hisbrotherבְּאָחִ֖יוbe.'a.ChivH251. And Isetוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414agreatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419assemblyקְהִלָּ֥הke.hi.LahH6952against them.
8And Isaidוָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.RahH559to them, We after ourabilityכְּדֵ֣יke.DeiH1767haveredeemedקָ֠נִינוּKa.ni.nuH7069ourbrethrenאַחֵ֨ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064, who weresoldהַנִּמְכָּרִ֤יםha.nim.ka.RimH4376to theheathenלַגּוֹיִם֙la.go.YimH1471; and will ye evensellתִּמְכְּר֥וּtim.ke.RuH4376yourbrethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֖ם'a.chei.KhemH251? or shall they besoldוְנִמְכְּרוּ־ve.nim.ke.ru-H4376to us? Then they held theirpeaceוַֽיַּחֲרִ֔ישׁוּvai.ya.cha.Ri.shuH2790, andfoundמָצְא֖וּma.tze.'UH4672nothingדָּבָֽר׃ סda.VarH1697to answer .
9Also Isaidוָאוֹמַ֕רvai.yo.merH559, That is notgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896whichהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697yedoעֹשִׂ֑ים'o.SimH6213: ought ye not towalkH3212in thefearבְּיִרְאַ֤תbe.yir.'AtH3374of ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430because of thereproachמֵחֶרְפַּ֖תme.cher.PatH2781of theheathenהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471ourenemiesאוֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃'oy.Vei.nuH341?
11Restoreהָשִׁיבוּ֩ha.shi.VuH7725, I pray you, to them, even thisdayכְּהַיּ֗וֹםke.hai.YomH3117, theirlandsשְׂדֹתֵיהֶ֛םse.do.tei.HemH7704, theirvineyardsכַּרְמֵיהֶ֥םkar.mei.HemH3754, theiroliveyardsזֵיתֵיהֶ֖םzei.tei.HemH2132, and theirhousesוּבָתֵּיהֶ֑םu.va.tei.HemH1004, also thehundredthוּמְאַ֨תu.me.'AtH3967part of themoneyהַכֶּ֤סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701, and of thegrainוְהַדָּגָן֙ve.ha.da.GanH1715, thewineהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁha.ti.Ro.oshH8492, and theoilוְהַיִּצְהָ֔רve.hai.yitz.HarH3323, that yeexactנֹשִׁ֥יםno.ShimH5383of them.
12Thensaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559they, We willrestoreנָשִׁ֗יבna.ShivH7725them, and willrequireנְבַקֵּ֔שׁne.va.KeshH1245nothing of them; so will wedoנַעֲשֶׂ֔הna.'a.SehH6213as thousayestאוֹמֵ֑ר'o.MerH559. Then Icalledוָאֶקְרָא֙va.'ek.Ra'H7121thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548, and took anoathוָֽאַשְׁבִּיעֵ֔םva.'ash.bi.'EmH7650of them, that they shoulddoלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213according to thispromiseכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697.
13Also Ishookנָעַ֗רְתִּיna.'Ar.tiH5287mylapחָצְנִ֣יcha.tze.NiH2684, andsaidוָֽאֹמְרָ֡הva.'o.me.RahH559, SoGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֟יםha.'E.lo.HimH430shakeoutיְנַעֵ֪רye.na.'ErH5287everymanהָאִישׁ֩ha.'IshH376from hishouseמִבֵּיתוֹ֙mi.bei.ToH1004, and from hislabourוּמִ֣יגִיע֔וֹu.Mi.gi.'OH3018, thatperformethיָקִ֜יםya.KimH6965not thispromiseהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697, even thus be he shakenoutנָע֖וּרna.'UrH5287, andemptiedוָרֵ֑קva.RekH7386. And all thecongregationהַקָּהָ֜לha.ka.HalH6951saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Amenאָמֵ֗ן'a.MenH543, andpraisedוַֽיְהַלְלוּ֙vay.ha.LuH1984theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068. And thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213according to thispromiseכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697.
14Moreover from thetimeמִיּ֣וֹם׀mi.YomH3117that I wasappointedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680to be theirgovernorפֶּחָם֮pe.ChamH6346in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָה֒ye.hu.DahH3063, from thetwentiethעֶשְׂרִ֗ים'es.RimH6242yearמִשְּׁנַ֣תmi.she.NatH8141even to thetwoוּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙u.she.Ta.yimH8147andthirtiethשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearשְׁנַ֨תshe.NatH8141ofArtaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, that is,twelveשְׁתֵּ֣ים עֶשְׂרֵ֑הshe.Teim 'es.RehH8147H6240yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141, I and mybrethrenוְאַחַ֔יve.'a.ChaiH251have noteatenאָכַֽלְתִּי׃'a.Khal.tiH398thebreadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899of thegovernorהַפֶּ֖חָהha.Pe.chahH6346.
15But theformerהָרִאשֹׁנִ֨יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223governorsוְהַפַּחוֹת֩ve.ha.pa.chOtH6346that had beenbeforeלְפָנַ֜יle.fa.NaiH6440me had laid aburdenהִכְבִּ֣ידוּhikh.Bi.duH3513upon thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, and hadtakenוַיִּקְח֨וּvai.yik.ChuH3947of themfoodבְּלֶ֤חֶםbe.Le.chemH3899andwineוָיַ֙יִן֙va.Ya.yinH3196,besidesאַחַר֙'a.CharH310fortyאַרְבָּעִ֔ים'ar.ba.'ImH705shekelsשְׁקָלִ֣יםshe.ka.LimH8255ofsilverכֶּֽסֶף־ke.sef-H3701; yea,evenגַּ֥םgamH1571theirservantsנַעֲרֵיהֶ֖םna.'a.rei.HemH5288boreruleשָׁלְט֣וּshal.TuH7980over thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971: but sodidעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213not I,becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of thefearיִרְאַ֥תyir.'AtH3374ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.
16Yea, also Icontinuedהֶחֱזַ֔קְתִּיhe.che.Zak.tiH2388in theworkבִּמְלֶ֜אכֶתbim.Le.khetH4399of thiswallהַחוֹמָ֤הha.cho.MahH2346, neitherboughtקָנִ֑ינוּka.Ni.nuH7069we anylandוְשָׂדֶ֖הve.sa.DehH7704: and all myservantsנְעָרַ֔יne.'a.RaiH5288weregatheredקְבוּצִ֥יםke.vu.TzimH6908there to theworkהַמְּלָאכָֽה׃ha.me.la.KhahH4399.
17Moreover there were at mytableשֻׁלְחָנִֽי׃shul.cha.NiH7979anhundredמֵאָ֧הme.'AhH3967andfiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֣ים אִ֗ישׁva.cha.mi.Shim 'IshH2572H376of theJewsוְהַיְּהוּדִ֨יםve.hai.ye.hu.DimH3064andrulersוְהַסְּגָנִ֜יםve.ha.se.ga.NimH5461, besides those thatcameוְהַבָּאִ֥יםve.ha.ba.'ImH935to us from among theheathenהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471that were aboutusסְבִיבֹתֵ֖ינוּse.vi.vo.Tei.nuH5439.
18Now that which waspreparedנַעֲשֶׂ֜הna.'a.SehH6213for medailyלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117wasoneH259oxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794andsixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337choiceבְּרֻר֤וֹתbe.ru.RotH1305sheepצֹ֠אןtzonH6629; alsofowlsוְצִפֳּרִים֙ve.tzi.po.RimH6833werepreparedנַֽעֲשׂוּ־na.'a.su-H6213for me, and once intenעֲשֶׂ֧רֶת'a.Se.retH6235daysיָמִ֛יםya.MimH3117anabundanceלְהַרְבֵּ֑הle.har.BehH7235of all sorts ofwineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196: yet forallוְעִם־ve.'im-H5973this Irequiredבִקַּ֔שְׁתִּיvi.Kash.tiH1245not thefoodלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899of thegovernorהַפֶּחָה֙ha.pe.ChahH6346, because thebondageהָעֲבֹדָ֖הha.'a.vo.DahH5656washeavyכָֽבְדָ֥הkha.ve.DahH3513upon thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.
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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