Verse 7
Nehemiah 5:7
Bible in Basic English
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And after turning it over in my mind, I made a protest to the chiefs and the rulers, and said to them, Every one of you is taking interest from his countryman. And I got together a great meeting of protest.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּמָּלֵ֨ךְ לִבִּ֜/י עָלַ֗/י וָ/אָרִ֨יבָ/ה֙ אֶת הַ/חֹרִ֣ים וְ/אֶת הַ/סְּגָנִ֔ים וָ/אֹמְרָ֣/ה לָ/הֶ֔ם מַשָּׁ֥א אִישׁ בְּ/אָחִ֖י/ו אַתֶּ֣ם נשאים נֹשִׁ֑ים וָ/אֶתֵּ֥ן עֲלֵי/הֶ֖ם קְהִלָּ֥ה גְדוֹלָֽה
English Translation
And my heart was filled with anger, and I spoke against the nobles and the officials, saying to them, "You are those who oppress your brothers." And I gathered a great assembly against them.
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Chapter 5 Context
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Then there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their countrymen the Jews.
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For there were some who said, We, our sons and our daughters, are a great number: let us get grain,...
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And there were some who said, We are giving our fields and our vine-gardens and our houses for debt:...
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And there were others who said, We have given up our fields and our vine-gardens to get money for th...
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But our flesh is the same as the flesh of our countrymen, and our children as their children: and no...
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And on hearing their outcry and what they said I was very angry.
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And after turning it over in my mind, I made a protest to the chiefs and the rulers, and said to the...
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And I said to them, We have given whatever we were able to give, to make our brothers the Jews free,...
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And I said, What you are doing is not good: is it not the more necessary for you to go in the fear o...
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Even I and my servants have been taking interest for the money and the grain we have let them have....
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Give back to them this very day their fields, their vine-gardens, their olive-gardens, and their hou...
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Then they said, We will give them back, and take nothing for them; we will do as you say. Then I sen...
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And shaking out the folds of my robe, I said, So may God (Elohim) send out from his house and his wo...
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Now from the time when I was made ruler of the people in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year...
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But earlier rulers who were before me made the people responsible for their upkeep, and took from th...
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And I kept on with the work of this wall, and we got no land for ourselves: and all my servants were...
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And more than this, a hundred and fifty of the Jews and the rulers were guests at my table, in addit...
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Now the food made ready for one day was one ox and six fat sheep, as well as fowls; and once in ten...
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Keep in mind, O my God (Elohim), for my good, all I have done for this people.
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