Verse 7
Nehemiah 5:7
Darby Translation
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And I consulted with myself; and I remonstrated with the nobles and the rulers, and said to them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother! And I set a great assembly against them.
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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And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
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And there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many, and we must procure corn that we...
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And there were that said, We have had to pledge our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses, that...
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And there were that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute upon our fields and vineyard...
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yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children; and behold, we mu...
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And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.
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And I consulted with myself; and I remonstrated with the nobles and the rulers, and said to them, Ye...
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And I said to them, We, according to our ability, have redeemed our brethren the Jews, who were sold...
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And I said, The thing that ye do is not good. Ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God (Elohim),...
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I also, my brethren and my servants, we might exact usury of them, money and corn. I pray you, let u...
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Restore, I pray you, to them this very day their fields, their vineyards, their olive-gardens, and t...
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And they said, We will restore [them], and will require nothing of them; so will we do, as thou hast...
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Also I shook my lap, and said, So God (Elohim) shake out every man from his house and from his earni...
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Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twen...
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But the former governors that were before me had been chargeable to the people, and had taken of the...
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Yea, also I applied myself to this work of the wall, and we bought no fields; and all my servants we...
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And there were at my table a hundred and fifty of the Jews and the rulers, besides those that came t...
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And that which was prepared daily was one ox [and] six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me...
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Remember for me, my God (Elohim), for good, all that I have done for this people.
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