Verse 6

Nehemiah 5:6

GOD'S WORD Translation

6 I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יִּ֥חַר לִ֖/י מְאֹ֑ד כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֤ר שָׁמַ֨עְתִּי֙ אֶת זַֽעֲקָתָ֔/ם וְ/אֵ֖ת הַ/דְּבָרִ֥ים הָ/אֵֽלֶּה

English Translation

And I was very angry when I heard your cry and these words.

AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini

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Chapter 5 Context

1 Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brothers the Jews. Focus ↗

2 For there were that said, “We, our sons and our daughters, are many. Let us get grain, that we may e... Focus ↗

3 There were also some that said, “We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses. Le... Focus ↗

4 There were also some who said, “We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute using our fields and o... Focus ↗

5 Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brothers, our children as their children. Behold, we bring... Focus ↗

6 I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.

7 Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the rulers, and said to them, “You e... Focus ↗

8 I said to them, “We, after our ability, have redeemed our brothers the Jews that were sold to the na... Focus ↗

9 Also I said, “The thing that you do is not good. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God (Elohim),... Focus ↗

10 I likewise, my brothers and my servants, lend them money and grain. Please let us stop this usury. Focus ↗

11 Please restore to them, even today, their fields, their vineyards, their olive groves, and their hou... Focus ↗

12 Then they said, “We will restore them, and will require nothing of them. We will do so, even as you... Focus ↗

13 Also I shook out my lap, and said, “So may God (Elohim) shake out every man from his house, and from... Focus ↗

14 Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twen... Focus ↗

15 But the former governors who were before me were supported by the people, and took bread and wine fr... Focus ↗

16 Yes, I also continued in the work of this wall. We didn’t buy any land. All my servants were gathere... Focus ↗

17 Moreover there were at my table, of the Jews and the rulers, one hundred fifty men, besides those wh... Focus ↗

18 Now that which was prepared for one day was one ox and six choice sheep. Also fowls were prepared fo... Focus ↗

19 Remember to me, my God (Elohim), for good, all that I have done for this people. Focus ↗

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