Nehemiah 5:2-4
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
2 Some were saying, ‘We, our sons, and our daughters are numerous. Let us get grain so that we can eat and live.’ 3 Others were saying, ‘We are mortgaging our fields, vineyards, and homes to get grain during the famine.’(A) 4 Still others were saying, ‘We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax(B) on our fields and vineyards.(C)
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Nehemiah 5:2-4
King James Version
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.
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