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Nehemiah 5:8 KJV
Nehemiah · chapter 5 · verse 8 · King James Version
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.Nehemiah 5:8 · King James Version
Nehemiah 5:8 in context
6And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.
7Then 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.
8And 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.
9Also 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?
10I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.
Key words (Strong's)
- redeemedqânâhto erectH7069 →
- brethrenʼâcha brother )H251 →
- abilitydayenough , used chiefly with preposition in phrasesH1767 →
- heathengôwya foreign nationH1471 →
- peacechârashto scratchH2790 →
- foundmâtsâʼproperly, to come forth toH4672 →
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