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Nehemiah 5:2-4
New English Translation
Nehemiah 5:2-4
New English Translation
2 There were those who said, “With our sons and daughters, we are many. We must obtain[a] grain in order to eat and stay alive.” 3 There were others who said, “We are putting up our fields, our vineyards, and our houses as collateral in order to obtain grain during the famine.” 4 Then there were those who said, “We have borrowed money to pay our taxes to the king[b] on our fields and our vineyards.
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- Nehemiah 5:2 tn Heb “take” (so also in v. 3).
- Nehemiah 5:4 tn Heb “for the tax of the king.”
Nehemiah 5:2-4
Easy-to-Read Version
Nehemiah 5:2-4
Easy-to-Read Version
2 Some of them were saying, “We have many children. We must get some grain if we are going to eat and stay alive.”
3 Other people were saying, “This is a time of famine. We have to use our fields, vineyards, and homes to pay for grain.”
4 And still other people were saying, “We have to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards. But we cannot afford to pay, so we are borrowing money to pay the tax.
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Nehemiah 5:2-4
King James Version
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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Nehemiah 5:2-4
New International Version
Nehemiah 5:2-4
New International Version
2 Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous; in order for us to eat and stay alive, we must get grain.”
3 Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields,(A) our vineyards and our homes to get grain during the famine.”(B)
4 Still others were saying, “We have had to borrow money to pay the king’s tax(C) on our fields and vineyards.
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