Verse 5
Nehemiah 5:5
King James Version
5
Yet now our flesh
is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and
some of our daughters are brought unto bondage
already: neither
is it in our power
to redeem them;
for other men have our lands and vineyards.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/עַתָּ֗ה כִּ/בְשַׂ֤ר אַחֵ֨י/נוּ֙ בְּשָׂרֵ֔/נוּ כִּ/בְנֵי/הֶ֖ם בָּנֵ֑י/נוּ וְ/הִנֵּ֣ה אֲנַ֣חְנוּ כֹ֠בְשִׁים אֶת בָּנֵ֨י/נוּ וְ/אֶת בְּנֹתֵ֜י/נוּ לַ/עֲבָדִ֗ים וְ/יֵ֨שׁ מִ/בְּנֹתֵ֤י/נוּ נִכְבָּשׁוֹת֙ וְ/אֵ֣ין לְ/אֵ֣ל יָדֵ֔/נוּ וּ/שְׂדֹתֵ֥י/נוּ וּ/כְרָמֵ֖י/נוּ לַ/אֲחֵרִֽים
English Translation
And now, as the flesh of our brothers is our flesh, as their children are our children, behold, we are enslaving our sons and our daughters, and there are among our daughters those who are being enslaved, and there is no power for us over our fields and our vineyards to another.
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Chapter 5 Context
1
And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
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2
For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters,
are
many: therefore we take up corn
for...
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3
Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might bu...
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4
There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute,
and that upon our lands an...
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5
Yet now our flesh
is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring...
6
And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.
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7
Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact...
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8
And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto...
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9
Also I said, It
is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God (Elohim) because...
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10
I likewise,
and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us...
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11
Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and the...
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12
Then said they, We will restore
them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest...
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13
Also I shook my lap, and said, So God (Elohim) shake out every man from his house, and from his labo...
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14
Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twen...
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15
But the former governors that
had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of t...
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16
Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants
were...
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17
Moreover
there were at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, beside those that came...
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18
Now
that which was prepared
for me daily
was
one ox
and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared...
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19
Think upon me, my God (Elohim), for good,
according to all that I have done for this people.
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