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12 They replied, “We will return these things,[a] and we will no longer demand anything from them. We will do just as you say.” Then I called the priests and made the wealthy and the officials[b] swear to do what had been promised.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 5:12 tn The words “these things” are not included in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied in the translation for clarity.
  2. Nehemiah 5:12 tn Heb “took an oath from them”; the referents (the wealthy and the officials, cf. v. 7) have been specified in the translation for clarity.
  3. Nehemiah 5:12 tn Heb “according to this word.”