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Nehemiah 5:8-13

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?

10I likewise, mybrethrenאַחַ֣י'a.ChaiH251, and myservantsוּנְעָרַ֔יu.ne.'a.RaiH5288, mightexactנֹשִׁ֥יםno.ShimH5383of themmoneyכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701andgrainוְדָגָ֑ןve.da.GanH1715: I pray you, let usstopנַֽעַזְבָה־na.'az.vah-H5800charginginterestהַמַּשָּׁ֥אha.ma.Sha'H4855.

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.

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