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World English Bible

Nehemiah 5 (WEBP)

[1] Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brothers the Jews.
[2] For there were some who said, “We, our sons and our daughters, are many. Let us get grain, that we may eat and live.”
[3] There were also some who said, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our houses. Let us get grain, because of the famine.”
[4] There were also some who said, “We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute using our fields and our vineyards as collateral.
[5] Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brothers, our children as their children. Behold, we bring our sons and our daughters into bondage to be servants, and some of our daughters have been brought into bondage. It is also not in our power to help it, because other men have our fields and our vineyards.”
[6] 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 to them, “You exact usury, everyone of his brother.” I held a great assembly against them.
[8] I said to them, “We, after our ability, have redeemed our brothers the Jews that were sold to the nations; and would you even sell your brothers, and should they be sold to us?” Then they held their peace, and found not a word to say.
[9] Also I said, “The thing that you do is not good. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies?
[10] I likewise, my brothers and my servants, lend them money and grain. Please let us stop this usury.
[11] Please restore to them, even today, their fields, their vineyards, their olive groves, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the grain, the new wine, and the oil, that you are charging them.”
[12] Then they said, “We will restore them, and will require nothing of them. We will do so, even as you say.” Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they would do according to this promise.
[13] Also I shook out my lap, and said, “So may God shake out every man from his house, and from his labor, that doesn’t perform this promise; even may he be shaken out and emptied like this.” All the assembly said, “Amen,” and praised Yahweh. The people did according to this promise.
[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, that is, twelve years, I and my brothers have not eaten the bread of the governor.
[15] But the former governors who were before me were supported by the people, and took bread and wine from them, plus forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants ruled over the people, but I didn’t do so, because of the fear of God.
[16] Yes, I also continued in the work of this wall. We didn’t buy any land. All my servants were gathered there to the work.
[17] Moreover there were at my table, of the Jews and the rulers, one hundred fifty men, in addition to those who came to us from among the nations that were around us.
[18] Now that which was prepared for one day was one ox and six choice sheep. Also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days a store of all sorts of wine. Yet for all this, I didn’t demand the governor’s pay, because the bondage was heavy on this people.
[19] Remember me, my God, for all the good that I have done for this people.

Nehemiah 5:5 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
Nehemiah 5:15 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Nehemiah 5 (KJVS)

[1] And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
[2] 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. ()
[3] Some also there were that said, () We have mortgaged () our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy () corn, because of the dearth.
[4] There were also that said, () We have borrowed () money for the king’s tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.
[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.
[6] And I was very angry () when I heard () their cry and these words.
[7] Then I consulted () with myself, and I rebuked () the nobles, and the rulers, and said () unto them, Ye exact () () () () () usury, every one of his brother. And I set () a great assembly against them.
[8] And I said () unto them, We after our ability have redeemed () our brethren the Jews, which were sold () unto the heathen; and will ye even sell () your brethren? or shall they be sold () unto us? Then held they their peace, () and found () nothing to answer.
[9] Also I said, () It is not good that ye do: () ought ye not to walk () in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies? ()
[10] I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact () of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off () this usury.
[11] Restore, () I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact () of them.
[12] 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 should do () according to this promise.
[13] Also I shook () my lap, and said, () So God shake out () every man from his house, and from his labour, 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.
[14] Moreover from the time that I was appointed () to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto 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.
[15] But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable () unto the people, and had taken () of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule () over the people: but so did () not I, because of the fear of God.
[16] Yea, also I continued () in the work of this wall, neither bought () we any land: and all my servants were gathered () thither unto the work.
[17] Moreover there were at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, beside those that came () unto us from among the heathen that are about us.
[18] 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 store () of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required () not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy () upon this people.
[19] Think () upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done () for this people.

Nehemiah 5:7 Heb. my heart consulted in me
Nehemiah 5:13 Heb. empty or void

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Nehemiah 5 (BYZ)

[1] και ην κραυγη του λαου και γυναικων αυτων μεγαλη προς τους αδελφους αυτων τους ιουδαιους
[2] και ησαν τινες λεγοντες εν υιοις ημων και εν θυγατρασιν ημων ημεις πολλοι και λημψομεθα σιτον και φαγομεθα και ζησομεθα
[3] και εισιν τινες λεγοντες αγροι ημων και αμπελωνες ημων και οικιαι ημων ημεις διεγγυωμεν και λημψομεθα σιτον και φαγομεθα
[4] και εισιν τινες λεγοντες εδανεισαμεθα αργυριον εις φορους του βασιλεως αγροι ημων και αμπελωνες ημων και οικιαι ημων
[5] και νυν ως σαρξ αδελφων ημων σαρξ ημων ως υιοι αυτων υιοι ημων και ιδου ημεις καταδυναστευομεν τους υιους ημων και τας θυγατερας ημων εις δουλους και εισιν απο θυγατερων ημων καταδυναστευομεναι και ουκ εστιν δυναμις χειρων ημων και αγροι ημων και αμπελωνες ημων τοις εντιμοις
[6] και ελυπηθην σφοδρα καθως ηκουσα την κραυγην αυτων και τους λογους τουτους
[7] και εβουλευσατο καρδια μου επ εμε και εμαχεσαμην προς τους εντιμους και τους αρχοντας και ειπα αυτοις απαιτησει ανηρ τον αδελφον αυτου υμεις απαιτειτε και εδωκα επ αυτους εκκλησιαν μεγαλην
[8] και ειπα αυτοις ημεις κεκτημεθα τους αδελφους ημων τους ιουδαιους τους πωλουμενους τοις εθνεσιν εν εκουσιω ημων και υμεις πωλειτε τους αδελφους υμων και ησυχασαν και ουχ ευροσαν λογον
[9] και ειπα ουκ αγαθος ο λογος ον υμεις ποιειτε ουχ ουτως εν φοβω θεου ημων απελευσεσθε απο ονειδισμου των εθνων των εχθρων ημων
[10] και οι αδελφοι μου και οι γνωστοι μου και εγω εθηκαμεν εν αυτοις αργυριον και σιτον εγκαταλιπωμεν δη την απαιτησιν ταυτην
[11] επιστρεψατε δη αυτοις ως σημερον αγρους αυτων αμπελωνας αυτων ελαιας αυτων και οικιας αυτων και απο του αργυριου τον σιτον και τον οινον και το ελαιον εξενεγκατε αυτοις
[12] και ειπαν αποδωσομεν και παρ αυτων ου ζητησομεν ουτως ποιησομεν καθως συ λεγεις και εκαλεσα τους ιερεις και ωρκισα αυτους ποιησαι ως το ρημα τουτο
[13] και την αναβολην μου εξετιναξα και ειπα ουτως εκτιναξαι ο θεος παντα ανδρα ος ου στησει τον λογον τουτον εκ του οικου αυτου και εκ κοπου αυτου και εσται ουτως εκτετιναγμενος και κενος και ειπεν πασα η εκκλησια αμην και ηνεσαν τον κυριον και εποιησεν ο λαος το ρημα τουτο
[14] απο της ημερας ης ενετειλατο μοι ειναι εις αρχοντα αυτων εν γη ιουδα απο ετους εικοστου και εως ετους τριακοστου και δευτερου τω αρθασασθα ετη δωδεκα εγω και οι αδελφοι μου βιαν αυτων ουκ εφαγον
[15] και τας βιας τας πρωτας ας προ εμου εβαρυναν επ αυτους και ελαβοσαν παρ αυτων εν αρτοις και εν οινω εσχατον αργυριον διδραχμα τεσσαρακοντα και οι εκτετιναγμενοι αυτων εξουσιαζονται επι τον λαον και εγω ουκ εποιησα ουτως απο προσωπου φοβου θεου
[16] και εν εργω του τειχους τουτων ουκ εκρατησα αγρον ουκ εκτησαμην και παντες οι συνηγμενοι εκει επι το εργον
[17] και οι ιουδαιοι εκατον και πεντηκοντα ανδρες και οι ερχομενοι προς ημας απο των εθνων των κυκλω ημων επι τραπεζαν μου
[18] και ην γινομενον εις ημεραν μιαν μοσχος εις και προβατα εξ εκλεκτα και χιμαρος εγινοντο μοι και ανα μεσον δεκα ημερων εν πασιν οινος τω πληθει και συν τουτοις αρτους της βιας ουκ εζητησα οτι βαρεια η δουλεια επι τον λαον τουτον
[19] μνησθητι μου ο θεος εις αγαθον παντα οσα εποιησα τω λαω τουτω

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.