Verse 6

Nehemiah 5:6

American Standard Version

6 And 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 brethren the Jews. Focus ↗

2 For there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many: let us get grain, that we may ea... Focus ↗

3 Some also there were that said, We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses: let... Focus ↗

4 There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king`s tribute [upon] our fields and our v... Focus ↗

5 Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring... Focus ↗

6 And 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 unto them, Ye e... Focus ↗

8 And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, that were sold unto... Focus ↗

9 Also I said, The thing that ye do is not good: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God (Elohim),... Focus ↗

10 And I likewise, my brethren and my servants, do lend them money and grain. I pray you, let us leave... Focus ↗

11 Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their fields, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and th... Focus ↗

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

13 Also I shook out my lap, and said, So God (Elohim) shake out every man from his house, and from his... 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 that were before me were chargeable unto the people, and took of them bread... Focus ↗

16 Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were... Focus ↗

17 Moreover there were at my table, of the Jews and the rulers, a hundred and fifty men, besides those... 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 unto me, O my God (Elohim), for good, all that I have done for this people. Focus ↗

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