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Nehemiah 5:2-11
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.
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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