Verse 1

Nehemiah 5:1

Bible in Basic English

1 Then there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their countrymen the Jews.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/תְּהִ֨י צַעֲקַ֥ת הָ/עָ֛ם וּ/נְשֵׁי/הֶ֖ם גְּדוֹלָ֑ה אֶל אֲחֵי/הֶ֖ם הַ/יְּהוּדִֽים

English Translation

And the cry of the people and their wives was great to their brothers, the Jews.

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Chapter 5 Context

1 Then there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their countrymen the Jews.

2 For there were some who said, We, our sons and our daughters, are a great number: let us get grain,... Focus ↗

3 And there were some who said, We are giving our fields and our vine-gardens and our houses for debt:... Focus ↗

4 And there were others who said, We have given up our fields and our vine-gardens to get money for th... Focus ↗

5 But our flesh is the same as the flesh of our countrymen, and our children as their children: and no... Focus ↗

6 And on hearing their outcry and what they said I was very angry. Focus ↗

7 And after turning it over in my mind, I made a protest to the chiefs and the rulers, and said to the... Focus ↗

8 And I said to them, We have given whatever we were able to give, to make our brothers the Jews free,... Focus ↗

9 And I said, What you are doing is not good: is it not the more necessary for you to go in the fear o... Focus ↗

10 Even I and my servants have been taking interest for the money and the grain we have let them have.... Focus ↗

11 Give back to them this very day their fields, their vine-gardens, their olive-gardens, and their hou... Focus ↗

12 Then they said, We will give them back, and take nothing for them; we will do as you say. Then I sen... Focus ↗

13 And shaking out the folds of my robe, I said, So may God (Elohim) send out from his house and his wo... Focus ↗

14 Now from the time when I was made ruler of the people in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year... Focus ↗

15 But earlier rulers who were before me made the people responsible for their upkeep, and took from th... Focus ↗

16 And I kept on with the work of this wall, and we got no land for ourselves: and all my servants were... Focus ↗

17 And more than this, a hundred and fifty of the Jews and the rulers were guests at my table, in addit... Focus ↗

18 Now the food made ready for one day was one ox and six fat sheep, as well as fowls; and once in ten... Focus ↗

19 Keep in mind, O my God (Elohim), for my good, all I have done for this people. Focus ↗

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