Verse 4
Nehemiah 5:4
Free Bible Version
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Even though we are the same people as our creditors and though our children are the same as their children, yet we going to have to turn our sons and daughters into slaves. In fact some of our daughters have already been enslaved, but we can't do anything about it, because our fields and our vineyards are now owned by others.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/יֵשׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֹמְרִ֔ים לָוִ֥ינוּ כֶ֖סֶף לְ/מִדַּ֣ת הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ שְׂדֹתֵ֖י/נוּ וּ/כְרָמֵֽי/נוּ
English Translation
And there are those who say, "To our lord, money for the measure of the king, our fields and our vineyards."
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Chapter 5 Context
1
They were complaining, “Our families are so large we need more food so we can eat and live.”
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Others added, “We've had to mortgage our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to buy food during the...
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Still more said, “We've had to borrow money on our fields and vineyards to pay the king's tax.
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Even though we are the same people as our creditors and though our children are the same as their ch...
5
I thought it over and then I went to argue with the nobles and officials, telling them, “You are cha...
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There I told them, “We have done as much as we can to buy back our Jewish brothers who were sold to...
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“What you're doing isn't right,” I told them. “Don't you think you should respect our God (Elohim) s...
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8
I, as well as my brothers and my men have been have been lending the people money and food. Please,...
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9
Give them back right now their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and houses, along with the one perce...
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“We will give it back,” they replied, “and we won't demand anything more from them. We'll do as you...
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11
I shook out the folds of my robe and said, “This is how my God (Elohim) will shake you out of your h...
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12
In addition to this, from the day King Artaxerxes appointed me as governor in the land of Judah, whi...
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13
But the governors before me had placed a heavy burden on the people, taking forty shekels of silver...
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14
I also made rebuilding the wall my top priority, and I assigned all my workers to help with that. We...
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15
I had 150 Jews and officials eating at my table, as well as visitors from nearby countries.
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Every day I paid for one ox, six good sheep, and poultry. Every ten days I paid for a large supply o...
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Please remember me positively, my God (Elohim), for all that I've done for this people.
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