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Nehemiah 5:6-8
New English Translation
Nehemiah 5:6-8
New English Translation
6 I was very angry when I heard their outcry and these complaints.[a] 7 I considered these things carefully[b] and then registered a complaint with the wealthy[c] and the officials. I said to them, “Each one of you is seizing the collateral[d] from your own countrymen!”[e] Because of them I called for[f] a great public assembly. 8 I said to them, “To the extent possible we have bought back our fellow Jews[g] who had been sold to the Gentiles. But now you yourselves want to sell your own countrymen,[h] so that we can then buy them back!” They were utterly silent, and could find nothing to say.
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- Nehemiah 5:6 tn Heb “words.”
- Nehemiah 5:7 tn Heb “my heart was advised upon me.”
- Nehemiah 5:7 tn Heb “nobles.”
- Nehemiah 5:7 tn Heb “taking a creditor’s debt.” The Hebrew noun מַשָּׁא (mashaʾ) means “interest; debt” and probably refers to the collateral (pledge) collected by a creditor (HALOT 641-42 s.v.). This particular noun form appears only in Nehemiah (5:7, 10; 10:32); however, it is related to מַשָּׁאָה (mashaʾah, “contractual loan; debt; collateral”) which appears elsewhere (Deut 24:10; Prov 22:26; cf. Neh 5:11). See the note on the word “people” at the end of v. 5. The BHS editors suggest emending the MT to מָשָׂא (masaʾ, “burden”), following several medieval Hebrew mss; however, the result is not entirely clear: “you are bearing a burden, a man with his brothers.”
- Nehemiah 5:7 tn Heb “his brothers.”
- Nehemiah 5:7 tn Heb “I gave.”
- Nehemiah 5:8 tn Heb “our brothers, the Jews.”
- Nehemiah 5:8 tn Heb “your brothers.”
Nehemiah 5:6-8
New International Version
Nehemiah 5:6-8
New International Version
6 When I heard their outcry and these charges, I was very angry. 7 I pondered them in my mind and then accused the nobles and officials. I told them, “You are charging your own people interest!”(A) So I called together a large meeting to deal with them 8 and said: “As far as possible, we have bought(B) back our fellow Jews who were sold to the Gentiles. Now you are selling your own people, only for them to be sold back to us!” They kept quiet, because they could find nothing to say.(C)
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