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| Nehemiah 5:1 | And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews. | And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews. |
| Nehemiah 5:2 | And there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many, and we must procure corn that we may eat and live. | For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live. |
| Nehemiah 5:3 | And there were that said, We have had to pledge our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses, that we might procure corn in the dearth. | Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth. |
| Nehemiah 5:4 | And there were that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute upon our fields and vineyards; | There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards. |
| Nehemiah 5:5 | yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children; and behold, we must bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought into bondage [already]; neither is it in the power of our hand [to redeem them], for other men have our fields and our vineyards. | 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 to bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards. |
| Nehemiah 5:6 | And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words. | And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words. |
| Nehemiah 5:7 | And I consulted with myself; and I remonstrated with the nobles and the rulers, and said to them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother! And I set a great assembly against them. | Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said to them, Ye exact interest, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them. |
| Nehemiah 5:8 | And I said to them, We, according to our ability, have redeemed our brethren the Jews, who were sold to the nations; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? And they were silent and found no answer. | And I said to them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, who were sold to the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold to us? Then they held their peace, and found nothing to answer. |
| Nehemiah 5:9 | And I said, The thing that ye do is not good. Ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, so as not to be the reproach of the nations our enemies? | Also I said, That is not good which ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies? |
| Nehemiah 5:10 | I also, my brethren and my servants, we might exact usury of them, money and corn. I pray you, let us leave off this usury. | I likewise, my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury. |
| Nehemiah 5:11 | Restore, I pray you, to them this very day their fields, their vineyards, their olive-gardens, and their houses, also the hundredth [part] of the money, and of the corn, the wine and the oil, that ye have exacted of them. | Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their olive-yards, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them. |
| Nehemiah 5:12 | And they said, We will restore [them], and will require nothing of them; so will we do, as thou hast said. And I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise. | Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they would do according to this promise. |
| Nehemiah 5:13 | Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house and from his earnings, that performeth not this promise: even thus be he shaken out and emptied! And all the congregation said, Amen! And they praised Jehovah. And the people did according to this promise. | Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labor, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise. |
| Nehemiah 5:14 | Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even to the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor. | Moreover, from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even to the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor. |
| Nehemiah 5:15 | But the former governors that were before me had been chargeable to the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver: even their servants bore rule over the people. But I did not so, because of the fear of God. | But the former governors, that had been before me were chargeable to the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants bore rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God. |
| Nehemiah 5:16 | Yea, also I applied myself to this work of the wall, and we bought no fields; and all my servants were gathered thither for the work. | Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither to the work. |
| Nehemiah 5:17 | And there were at my table a hundred and fifty of the Jews and the rulers, besides those that came to us from among the nations that were about us. | Moreover, there were at my table a hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, besides those that came to us from among the heathen that were about us. |
| Nehemiah 5:18 | And that which was prepared daily was one ox [and] six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days all sorts of wine in abundance. Yet for all this I demanded not the bread of the governor; for the service was heavy upon this people. | Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days an abundance of all sorts of wine: yet for all this I required not the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people. |
| Nehemiah 5:19 | Remember for me, my God, for good, all that I have done for this people. | Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people. |
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