Verse 13
Nehemiah 5:13
Free Bible Version
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But the governors before me had placed a heavy burden on the people, taking forty shekels of silver from them as well as food and wine. Their assistants also extorted the people. But because of my respect for God (Elohim) I didn't act like that.
Original Language Text
hebrew
גַּם חָצְנִ֣/י נָעַ֗רְתִּי וָֽ/אֹמְרָ֡/ה כָּ֣כָה יְנַעֵ֪ר הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֟ים אֶת כָּל הָ/אִישׁ֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹֽא יָקִ֜ים אֶת הַ/דָּבָ֣ר הַ/זֶּ֗ה מִ/בֵּית/וֹ֙ וּ/מִ֣/יגִיע֔/וֹ וְ/כָ֛כָה יִהְיֶ֥ה נָע֖וּר וָ/רֵ֑ק וַ/יֹּאמְר֨וּ כָֽל הַ/קָּהָ֜ל אָמֵ֗ן וַֽ/יְהַלְלוּ֙ אֶת יְהוָ֔ה וַ/יַּ֥עַשׂ הָ/עָ֖ם כַּ/דָּבָ֥ר הַ/זֶּֽה
English Translation
Also, I have declared and said, "Thus God will shake every man who does not fulfill this matter from his house and his possessions, and thus he will be young and empty." And all the congregation said, "Amen," and they praised the Lord, and the people did according to this matter.
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Chapter 5 Context
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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...
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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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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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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
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But the governors before me had placed a heavy burden on the people, taking forty shekels of silver...
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I also made rebuilding the wall my top priority, and I assigned all my workers to help with that. We...
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Please remember me positively, my God (Elohim), for all that I've done for this people.
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