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Nehemiah 5

Hebrew19 verses
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וַתְּהִ֨יand it wasצַעֲקַ֥תthe cry of distress ofהָעָ֛םthe peopleוּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖םand wives theirגְּדוֹלָ֑הgreatאֶל־againstאֲחֵיהֶ֖םcountrymen theirהַיְּהוּדִֽים׃the Jews
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וְיֵשׁ֙and thereאֲשֶׁ֣רwere those whoאֹמְרִ֔יםwere sayingבָּנֵ֥ינוּsons ourוּבְנֹתֵ֖ינוּand daughters ourאֲנַ֣חְנוּweרַבִּ֑יםare manyוְנִקְחָ֥הand let us getדָגָ֖ןgrainוְנֹאכְלָ֥הso we may eatוְנִחְיֶֽה׃and we may live
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וְיֵשׁ֙and thereאֲשֶׁ֣רwere those whoאֹמְרִ֔יםwere sayingשְׂדֹתֵ֛ינוּfields ourוּכְרָמֵ֥ינוּand vineyards ourוּבָתֵּ֖ינוּand houses ourאֲנַ֣חְנוּweעֹרְבִ֑יםare mortgagingוְנִקְחָ֥הand we will getדָגָ֖ןgrainבָּרָעָֽב׃in the famine
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וְיֵשׁ֙and thereאֲשֶׁ֣רwere those whoאֹמְרִ֔יםwere sayingלָוִ֥ינוּwe have borrowedכֶ֖סֶףmoneyלְמִדַּ֣תfor the tribute ofהַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe kingשְׂדֹתֵ֖ינוּfields ourוּכְרָמֵֽינוּ׃and vineyards our
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וְעַתָּ֗הand nowכִּבְשַׂ֤רis like the flesh ofאַחֵ֙ינוּ֙countrymen ourבְּשָׂרֵ֔נוּflesh ourכִּבְנֵיהֶ֖םare like children theirבָּנֵ֑ינוּchildren ourוְהִנֵּ֣הand there!אֲנַ֣חְנוּweכֹ֠בְשִׁיםare bringing into bondageאֶת־obj.בָּנֵ֨ינוּsons ourוְאֶת־and obj.בְּנֹתֵ֜ינוּdaughters ourלַעֲבָדִ֗יםto slavesוְיֵ֨שׁand thereמִבְּנֹתֵ֤ינוּare some of daughters ourנִכְבָּשׁוֹת֙being brought into bondageוְאֵ֣יןand there notלְאֵ֣לis to the power ofיָדֵ֔נוּhand ourוּשְׂדֹתֵ֥ינוּand fields ourוּכְרָמֵ֖ינוּand vineyards ourלַאֲחֵרִֽים׃belong to others
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וַיִּ֥חַרand it burnedלִ֖יto meמְאֹ֑דexceedinglyכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רjust whenשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙I heardאֶת־obj.זַֽעֲקָתָ֔םoutcry theirוְאֵ֖תand obj.הַדְּבָרִ֥יםthe wordsהָאֵֽלֶּה׃the these
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וַיִּמָּלֵ֨ךְand it consideredלִבִּ֜יheart myעָלַ֗יwith meוָאָרִ֙יבָה֙and I contended !אֶת־withהַחֹרִ֣יםthe noblesוְאֶת־and withהַסְּגָנִ֔יםthe officialsוָאֹמְרָ֣הand I said !לָהֶ֔םto themמַשָּׁ֥אusuryאִישׁ־eachבְּאָחִ֖יוon brother hisאַתֶּ֣םyouנֹשְׂאִיםare lendingוָאֶתֵּ֥ןand I madeעֲלֵיהֶ֖םon themקְהִלָּ֥הan assemblyגְדוֹלָֽה׃great
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וָאֹמְרָ֣הand I said !לָהֶ֗םto themאֲנַ֣חְנוּweקָ֠נִינוּwe have boughtאֶת־obj.אַחֵ֨ינוּcountrymen ourהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםthe Jewsהַנִּמְכָּרִ֤יםwho sold themselvesלַגּוֹיִם֙to the nationsכְּדֵ֣יaccording to the sufficiencyבָ֔נוּin usוְגַם־and alsoאַתֶּ֛םyouתִּמְכְּר֥וּyou soldאֶת־obj.אֲחֵיכֶ֖םcountrymen yourוְנִמְכְּרוּ־and they were soldלָ֑נוּto usוַֽיַּחֲרִ֔ישׁוּand they were silentוְלֹ֥אand notמָצְא֖וּthey foundדָּבָֽר׃ סa word
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וָאוֹמַ֕רand I saidלֹא־notט֥וֹבis goodהַדָּבָ֖רthe thingאֲשֶׁר־whichאַתֶּ֣םyouעֹשִׂ֑יםare doingהֲל֞וֹא¿ notבְּיִרְאַ֤תin the fear ofאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙God ourתֵּלֵ֔כוּare you walkingמֵחֶרְפַּ֖תfrom the reproach ofהַגּוֹיִ֥םthe nationsאוֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃enemies our
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וְגַם־and alsoאֲנִי֙Iאַחַ֣יbrothers myוּנְעָרַ֔יand servants myנֹשִׁ֥יםare lendingבָּהֶ֖םto themכֶּ֣סֶףmoneyוְדָגָ֑ןand grainנַֽעַזְבָה־let us abandonנָּ֖אpleaseאֶת־obj.הַמַּשָּׁ֥אthe usuryהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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הָשִׁיבוּ֩returnנָ֨אpleaseלָהֶ֜םto themכְּהַיּ֗וֹםas this dayשְׂדֹתֵיהֶ֛םfields theirכַּרְמֵיהֶ֥םvineyards theirזֵיתֵיהֶ֖םolive trees theirוּבָתֵּיהֶ֑םand houses theirוּמְאַ֨תand the hundred ofהַכֶּ֤סֶףthe moneyוְהַדָּגָן֙and the grainהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁthe new wineוְהַיִּצְהָ֔רand the fresh oilאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichאַתֶּ֖םyouנֹשִׁ֥יםare lendingבָּהֶֽם׃to them
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וַיֹּאמְר֣וּand they saidנָשִׁ֗יבwe will return itוּמֵהֶם֙and from themלֹ֣אnotנְבַקֵּ֔שׁwe will require itכֵּ֣ןsoנַעֲשֶׂ֔הwe will doכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רjust asאַתָּ֣הyouאוֹמֵ֑רare sayingוָאֶקְרָא֙and I summonedאֶת־obj.הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםthe priestsוָֽאַשְׁבִּיעֵ֔םand I made swear an oath themלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתto doכַּדָּבָ֥רaccording to the mannerהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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גַּם־alsoחָצְנִ֣יbosom myנָעַ֗רְתִּיI shook outוָֽאֹמְרָ֡הand I said !כָּ֣כָהthusיְנַעֵ֪רmay he shake outהָֽאֱלֹהִ֟יםthe Godאֶת־obj.כָּל־everyהָאִישׁ֩the personאֲשֶׁ֨רwhoלֹֽא־notיָקִ֜יםhe will carry outאֶת־obj.הַדָּבָ֣רthe wordהַזֶּ֗הthe thisמִבֵּיתוֹ֙from house hisוּמִ֣יגִיע֔וֹand from property hisוְכָ֛כָהand thusיִהְיֶ֥הmay he beנָע֖וּרshaken outוָרֵ֑קand emptyוַיֹּאמְר֨וּand they saidכָֽל־allהַקָּהָ֜לthe assemblyאָמֵ֗ןamenוַֽיְהַלְלוּ֙and they praisedאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֔הYahwehוַיַּ֥עַשׂand it didהָעָ֖םthe peopleכַּדָּבָ֥רaccording to the mannerהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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גַּ֞םalsoמִיּ֣וֹם׀from the dayאֲשֶׁר־whenצִוָּ֣הsomeone appointedאֹתִ֗יobj. meלִהְי֣וֹתto beפֶּחָם֮governor theirבְּאֶ֣רֶץin the land ofיְהוּדָה֒Judahמִשְּׁנַ֣תfrom yearעֶשְׂרִ֗יםtwentyוְ֠עַדand untilשְׁנַ֨תyearשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםthirtyוּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙and twoלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּאof Artaxerxesהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingשָׁנִ֖יםyearsשְׁתֵּ֣יםtwo plusעֶשְׂרֵ֑הtenאֲנִ֣יIוְאַחַ֔יand brothers myלֶ֥חֶםthe food ofהַפֶּ֖חָהthe governorלֹ֥אnotאָכַֽלְתִּי׃I ate
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וְהַפַּחוֹת֩and the governorsהָרִאשֹׁנִ֨יםthe formerאֲשֶׁר־whoלְפָנַ֜יwere to before meהִכְבִּ֣ידוּthey made heavyעַל־onהָעָ֗םthe peopleוַיִּקְח֨וּand they tookמֵהֶ֜םfrom themבְּלֶ֤חֶםin foodוָיַ֙יִן֙and wineאַחַר֙afterכֶּֽסֶף־silverשְׁקָלִ֣יםshekelsאַרְבָּעִ֔יםfortyגַּ֥םalsoנַעֲרֵיהֶ֖םservants theirשָׁלְט֣וּthey domineeredעַל־overהָעָ֑םthe peopleוַאֲנִי֙and Iלֹא־notעָשִׂ֣יתִיI didכֵ֔ןthusמִפְּנֵ֖יfrom because ofיִרְאַ֥תthe fear ofאֱלֹהִֽים׃God
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וְ֠גַםand alsoבִּמְלֶ֜אכֶתon the work ofהַחוֹמָ֤הthe wallהַזֹּאת֙the thisהֶחֱזַ֔קְתִּיI kept holdוְשָׂדֶ֖הand a fieldלֹ֣אnotקָנִ֑ינוּwe acquiredוְכָל־and allנְעָרַ֔יservants myקְבוּצִ֥יםwere assembledשָׁ֖םthereעַל־onהַמְּלָאכָֽה׃the work
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וְהַיְּהוּדִ֨יםand the Jewsוְהַסְּגָנִ֜יםand the officialsמֵאָ֧הone hundredוַחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםand fiftyאִ֗ישׁpersonsוְהַבָּאִ֥יםand the ones who cameאֵלֵ֛ינוּto usמִן־fromהַגּוֹיִ֥םthe nationsאֲשֶׁר־whichסְבִיבֹתֵ֖ינוּwere around usעַל־were atשֻׁלְחָנִֽי׃table my
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וַאֲשֶׁר֩and that whichהָיָ֨הit wasנַעֲשֶׂ֜הmadeלְי֣וֹםfor a dayאֶחָ֗דoneשׁ֣וֹרwas an oxאֶחָ֞דoneצֹ֠אןsheepשֵׁשׁ־sixבְּרֻר֤וֹתchosenוְצִפֳּרִים֙and poultryנַֽעֲשׂוּ־they were madeלִ֔יfor meוּבֵ֨יןand betweenעֲשֶׂ֧רֶתtenיָמִ֛יםdaysבְּכָל־in allיַ֖יִןwineלְהַרְבֵּ֑הto abundanceוְעִם־and besideזֶ֗הthisלֶ֤חֶםthe food ofהַפֶּחָה֙the governorלֹ֣אnotבִקַּ֔שְׁתִּיI soughtכִּֽי־forכָֽבְדָ֥הit was heavyהָעֲבֹדָ֖הthe serviceעַל־onהָעָ֥םthe peopleהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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זָכְרָה־remember !לִּ֥יto meאֱלֹהַ֖יO God myלְטוֹבָ֑הfor goodכֹּ֥לallאֲשֶׁר־thatעָשִׂ֖יתִיI have doneעַל־onהָעָ֥םthe peopleהַזֶּֽה׃ פthe this

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