Verse 3
Nehemiah 5:3
Geneva Bible
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And there were that saide, We must gage our landes, and our vineyardes, and our houses, and take vp corne for the famine.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/יֵשׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֹמְרִ֔ים שְׂדֹתֵ֛י/נוּ וּ/כְרָמֵ֥י/נוּ וּ/בָתֵּ֖י/נוּ אֲנַ֣חְנוּ עֹרְבִ֑ים וְ/נִקְחָ֥ה דָגָ֖ן בָּ/רָעָֽב
English Translation
And there are some who say, "Our fields and our vineyards and our houses, we are guarding, and we will take grain in the famine."
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Chapter 5 Context
1
Nowe there was a great crie of the people, and of their wiues against their brethren the Iewes.
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For there were that said, We, our sonnes and our daughters are many, therefore we take vp corne, tha...
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3
And there were that saide, We must gage our landes, and our vineyardes, and our houses, and take vp...
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There were also that said, We haue borowed money for the Kings tribute vpon our landes and our viney...
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5
And nowe our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, and our sonnes as their sonnes: and lo, we bring...
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6
Then was I very angrie when I heard their crie and these wordes.
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And I thought in my minde, and I rebuked the princes, and the rulers, and saide vnto them, You lay b...
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8
And I said vnto them, We (according to our abilitie) haue redeemed our brethren the Iewes, which wer...
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I said also, That which ye do, is not good. Ought ye not to walke in the feare of our God (Elohim),...
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For euen I, my brethren, and my seruants doe lende them money and corne: I pray you, let vs leaue of...
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11
Restore, I pray you, vnto them this day their landes, their vineyardes, their oliues, and their hous...
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12
Then said they, We will restore it, and will not require it of them: we will doe as thou hast said....
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13
So I shooke my lappe, and said, So let God (Elohim) shake out euery man that wil not perfourme this...
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14
And from the time that the King gaue me charge to be gouernour in the lande of Iudah, from the twent...
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15
For the former gouernours that were before me, had bene chargeable vnto the people, and had taken of...
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16
But rather I fortified a portion in the worke of this wall, and we bought no lande, and all my serua...
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17
Moreouer there were at my table an hundreth and fiftie of the Iewes, and rulers, which came vnto vs...
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18
And there was prepared daily an oxe, and sixe chosen sheepe, and birdes were prepared for me, and wi...
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19
Remember me, O my God (Elohim), in goodnesse, according to all that I haue done for this people.
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