Nehemiah 5
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- 1Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brothers the Jews.
- 2For there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many: let us get grain, that we may eat and live.
- 3Some also there were that said, We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses: let us get grain, because of the dearth.
- 4There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute [supplied: on] our fields and our vineyards.
- 5Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brothers, our children as their children: and, behold, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought into bondage [supplied: already]: neither is it in our power to help it; for other men have our fields and our vineyards.
- וְעַתָּ֗ה
- כִּבְשַׂ֤ר
- אַחֵ֙ינוּ֙
- בְּשָׂרֵ֔נוּ
- כִּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם
- בָּנֵ֑ינוּ
- וְהִנֵּ֣ה
- אֲנַ֣חְנוּ
- אֲנַ֣חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuweH0587
- כֹ֠בְשִׁים
- כֹ֠בְשִׁיםKhoe.shim[are] bringing into bondageH3533
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- בָּנֵ֨ינוּ
- וְאֶת־
- בְּנֹתֵ֜ינוּ
- לַעֲבָדִ֗ים
- וְיֵ֨שׁ
- מִבְּנֹתֵ֤ינוּ
- נִכְבָּשׁוֹת֙
- נִכְבָּשׁוֹת֙nikh.ba.shOtbeing brought into bondageH3533
- וְאֵ֣ין
- לְאֵ֣ל
- יָדֵ֔נוּ
- וּשְׂדֹתֵ֥ינוּ
- וּכְרָמֵ֖ינוּ
- לַאֲחֵרִֽים׃
- 6I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.
- 7Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the rulers, and said to them, You exact usury, everyone of his brother. I held a great assembly against them.
- וַיִּמָּלֵ֨ךְ
- לִבִּ֜י
- עָלַ֗י
- וָאָרִ֙יבָה֙
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-withH0854
- הַחֹרִ֣ים
- וְאֶת־
- הַסְּגָנִ֔ים
- וָאֹמְרָ֣ה
- לָהֶ֔ם
- מַשָּׁ֥א
- מַשָּׁ֥אma.Sha'usuryH4855
- אִישׁ־
- אִישׁ'ish-eachH0376I
- בְּאָחִ֖יו
- אַתֶּ֣ם
- אַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemyouH0859D
- נֹשְׂאִיםQere, written (Ketiv): נֹשִׁ֑אים
- נֹשְׂאִיםno.Sim[are] lendingH5375K
- וָאֶתֵּ֥ן
- עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם
- קְהִלָּ֥ה
- קְהִלָּ֥הke.hi.Lahan assemblyH6952
- גְדוֹלָֽה׃
- גְדוֹלָֽהge.do.LahgreatH1419A
- 8I said to them, We after our ability have redeemed our brothers the Jews, that were sold to the nations; and would you even sell your brothers, and should they be sold to us? Then held they their peace, and found never a word.
- וָאֹמְרָ֣ה
- לָהֶ֗ם
- אֲנַ֣חְנוּ
- אֲנַ֣חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuweH0587
- קָ֠נִינוּ
- קָ֠נִינוּKa.ni.nuwe have boughtH7069
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- אַחֵ֨ינוּ
- הַיְּהוּדִ֜ים
- הַנִּמְכָּרִ֤ים
- לַגּוֹיִם֙
- כְּדֵ֣י
- בָ֔נוּ
- וְגַם־
- אַתֶּ֛ם
- אַתֶּ֛ם'a.TemyouH0859D
- תִּמְכְּר֥וּ
- תִּמְכְּר֥וּtim.ke.Ruyou soldH4376
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- אֲחֵיכֶ֖ם
- וְנִמְכְּרוּ־
- לָ֑נוּ
- וַֽיַּחֲרִ֔ישׁוּ
- וְלֹ֥א
- מָצְא֖וּ
- מָצְא֖וּma.tze.'Uthey foundH4672
- דָּבָֽר׃
- דָּבָֽרda.Vara wordH1697G
- 9Also I said, The thing that you do is not good: ought you not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies?
- וָאוֹמַ֕רQere, written (Ketiv): וַיֹּאמֶר
- לֹא־
- לֹאlo'-notH3808
- ט֥וֹב
- ט֥וֹבTov[is] goodH2896A
- הַדָּבָ֖ר
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-whichH0834A
- אַתֶּ֣ם
- אַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemyouH0859D
- עֹשִׂ֑ים
- עֹשִׂ֑ים'o.Sim[are] doingH6213A
- הֲל֞וֹא
- בְּיִרְאַ֤ת
- אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙
- תֵּלֵ֔כוּ
- תֵּלֵ֔כוּte.Le.khuare you walkingH1980I
- מֵחֶרְפַּ֖ת
- הַגּוֹיִ֥ם
- אוֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃
- 10I likewise, my brothers and my servants, do lend them money and grain. Please let us leave off this usury.
- 11Please restore to them, even this day, their fields, their vineyards, their olive groves, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the grain, the new wine, and the oil, that you exact of them.
- 12Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do, even as you say. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they would do according to this promise.
- וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ
- נָשִׁ֗יב
- נָשִׁ֗יבna.Shivwe will return [it]H7725H
- וּמֵהֶם֙
- לֹ֣א
- לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
- נְבַקֵּ֔שׁ
- נְבַקֵּ֔שׁne.va.Keshwe will require [it]H1245
- כֵּ֣ן
- כֵּ֣ןkensoH3651C
- נַעֲשֶׂ֔ה
- נַעֲשֶׂ֔הna.'a.Sehwe will doH6213A
- כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר
- אַתָּ֣ה
- אַתָּ֣ה'a.TahyouH0859A
- אוֹמֵ֑ר
- אוֹמֵ֑ר'o.Mer[are] sayingH0559
- וָאֶקְרָא֙
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים
- וָֽאַשְׁבִּיעֵ֔ם
- לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת
- כַּדָּבָ֥ר
- הַזֶּֽה׃
- 13Also I shook out my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labor, that doesn't perform this promise; even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. All the assembly said, Amen, and praised Yahweh. The people did according to this promise.
- גַּם־
- גַּםgam-alsoH1571
- חָצְנִ֣י
- נָעַ֗רְתִּי
- נָעַ֗רְתִּיna.'Ar.tiI shook outH5287
- וָֽאֹמְרָ֡ה
- כָּ֣כָה
- כָּ֣כָהKa.khahthusH3602
- יְנַעֵ֪ר
- יְנַעֵ֪רye.na.'Ermay he shake outH5287
- הָֽאֱלֹהִ֟ים
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-everyH3605
- הָאִישׁ֩
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhoH0834A
- לֹֽא־
- לֹֽאlo'-notH3808
- יָקִ֜ים
- יָקִ֜יםya.Kimhe will carry outH6965I
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הַדָּבָ֣ר
- הַזֶּ֗ה
- מִבֵּיתוֹ֙
- וּמִ֣יגִיע֔וֹ
- וְכָ֛כָה
- יִהְיֶ֥ה
- יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yehmay he beH1961
- נָע֖וּר
- נָע֖וּרna.'Urshaken outH5287
- וָרֵ֑ק
- וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ
- כָֽל־
- כָֽלkhol-allH3605
- הַקָּהָ֜ל
- אָמֵ֗ן
- אָמֵ֗ן'a.MenamenH0543
- וַֽיְהַלְלוּ֙
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- יְהוָ֔ה
- יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- וַיַּ֥עַשׂ
- הָעָ֖ם
- כַּדָּבָ֥ר
- הַזֶּֽה׃
- גַּם־
- 14Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even to the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, [supplied: that is], twelve years, I and my brothers have not eaten the bread of the governor.
- גַּ֞ם
- גַּ֞םgamalsoH1571
- מִיּ֣וֹם׀
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-whenH0834A
- צִוָּ֣ה
- צִוָּ֣הtzi.Vahsomeone appointedH6680
- אֹתִ֗י
- לִהְי֣וֹת
- פֶּחָם֮
- בְּאֶ֣רֶץ
- יְהוּדָה֒
- יְהוּדָה֒ye.hu.DahJudahH3063G
- מִשְּׁנַ֣ת
- עֶשְׂרִ֗ים
- עֶשְׂרִ֗ים'es.RimtwentyH6242
- וְ֠עַד
- שְׁנַ֨ת
- שְׁנַ֨תshe.NatyearH8141
- שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים
- שְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimthirtyH7970
- וּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙
- לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּא
- הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
- שָׁנִ֖ים
- שָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimyearsH8141
- שְׁתֵּ֣ים
- שְׁתֵּ֣יםshe.Teimtwo [plus]H8147
- עֶשְׂרֵ֑ה
- עֶשְׂרֵ֑ה'es.RehtenH6240
- אֲנִ֣י
- אֲנִ֣י'a.NiIH0589
- וְאַחַ֔י
- לֶ֥חֶם
- לֶ֥חֶםLe.chem[the] food ofH3899I
- הַפֶּ֖חָה
- לֹ֥א
- לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
- אָכַֽלְתִּי׃
- אָכַֽלְתִּי'a.Khal.tiI ateH0398
- גַּ֞ם
- 15But the former governors who were before me were chargeable to the people, and took of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants bore rule over the people: but I didn't do so, because of the fear of God.
- וְהַפַּחוֹת֩
- הָרִאשֹׁנִ֨ים
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-whoH0834A
- לְפָנַ֜י
- הִכְבִּ֣ידוּ
- הִכְבִּ֣ידוּhikh.Bi.duthey made heavyH3513H
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- הָעָ֗ם
- וַיִּקְח֨וּ
- מֵהֶ֜ם
- בְּלֶ֤חֶם
- וָיַ֙יִן֙
- אַחַר֙
- אַחַר֙'a.CharafterH0310A
- כֶּֽסֶף־
- כֶּֽסֶףke.sef-silverH3701G
- שְׁקָלִ֣ים
- שְׁקָלִ֣יםshe.ka.LimshekelsH8255
- אַרְבָּעִ֔ים
- אַרְבָּעִ֔ים'ar.ba.'ImfortyH0705
- גַּ֥ם
- גַּ֥םgamalsoH1571
- נַעֲרֵיהֶ֖ם
- שָׁלְט֣וּ
- שָׁלְט֣וּshal.Tuthey domineeredH7980
- עַל־
- עַל'al-overH5921A
- הָעָ֑ם
- וַאֲנִי֙
- לֹא־
- לֹאlo'-notH3808
- עָשִׂ֣יתִי
- עָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiI didH6213A
- כֵ֔ן
- כֵ֔ןKhenthusH3651C
- מִפְּנֵ֖י
- יִרְאַ֥ת
- יִרְאַ֥תyir.'At[the] fear ofH3374
- אֱלֹהִֽים׃
- אֱלֹהִֽים'E.lo.HimGodH0430G
- 16Yes, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered there to the work.
- 17Moreover there were at my table, of the Jews and the rulers, one hundred fifty men, besides those who came to us from among the nations that were round about us.
- 18Now that which was prepared for one day was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this I didn't demand the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy on this people.
- וַאֲשֶׁר֩
- הָיָ֨ה
- הָיָ֨הha.Yahit wasH1961
- נַעֲשֶׂ֜ה
- נַעֲשֶׂ֜הna.'a.SehmadeH6213A
- לְי֣וֹם
- אֶחָ֗ד
- אֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadoneH0259
- שׁ֣וֹר
- שׁ֣וֹרShor[was] an oxH7794
- אֶחָ֞ד
- אֶחָ֞ד'e.ChadoneH0259
- צֹ֠אן
- צֹ֠אןtzonsheepH6629G
- שֵׁשׁ־
- שֵׁשׁshesh-sixH8337
- בְּרֻר֤וֹת
- בְּרֻר֤וֹתbe.ru.RotchosenH1305
- וְצִפֳּרִים֙
- נַֽעֲשׂוּ־
- נַֽעֲשׂוּna.'a.su-they were madeH6213A
- לִ֔י
- וּבֵ֨ין
- עֲשֶׂ֧רֶת
- עֲשֶׂ֧רֶת'a.Se.rettenH6235
- יָמִ֛ים
- יָמִ֛יםya.MimdaysH3117G
- בְּכָל־
- יַ֖יִן
- יַ֖יִןYa.yinwineH3196
- לְהַרְבֵּ֑ה
- וְעִם־
- זֶ֗ה
- זֶ֗הZehthisH2088
- לֶ֤חֶם
- לֶ֤חֶםLe.chem[the] food ofH3899I
- הַפֶּחָה֙
- לֹ֣א
- לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
- בִקַּ֔שְׁתִּי
- בִקַּ֔שְׁתִּיvi.Kash.tiI soughtH1245
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- כָֽבְדָ֥ה
- כָֽבְדָ֥הkha.ve.Dahit was heavyH3513H
- הָעֲבֹדָ֖ה
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- הָעָ֥ם
- הַזֶּֽה׃
- 19Remember to me, my God, for good, all that I have done for this people.
Words in italics were supplied by the translators.
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