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Nehemiah 5

Usury Abolished

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Now  athere was a greath1419 outcryh6818 of the peopleh5971a and of their wivesh802 againsth413 their  bJewishh3064 brothersh251.

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For thereh3426 were those whoh834 saidh559, "We, our sonsh1121 and our daughtersh1323 are manyh7227a; therefore let us  ageth3947 grainh1715 that we may eath398 and liveh2421a."

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Thereh3426 were others whoh834 saidh559, "We are mortgagingh6148 our fieldsh7704, our vineyardsh3754 and our housesh1004 that we might geth3947 grainh1715 because of the famineh7458."

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Also thereh3426 were those whoh834 saidh559, "We have borrowedh3867b moneyh3701  afor the king'sh4428 taxh4060b on our fieldsh7704 and our vineyardsh3754.

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"Nowh6258  aour fleshh1320 is like the fleshh1320 of our brothersh251, our childrenh1121 like their childrenh1121. Yet beholdh2009,  bwe are forcingh3533 our sonsh1121 and our daughtersh1323 to be slavesh5650, and someh4480 of our daughtersh1323 are forcedh3533 into bondageh3533 already, and  1we are helplessh369h410h3027 because our fieldsh7704 and vineyardsh3754 belong to othersh312."

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Then I was veryh3966  aangryh2734 whenh3512c I had heardh8085 their outcryh2201 and theseh428 wordsh1697.

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I consultedh4427b with myself and contendedh7378 with the noblesh2715 and the rulersh5461 and saidh559 to them, " aYou are exactingh5377 usuryh4855, eachh376 from his brotherh251!" Therefore, I heldh5414 a greath1419 assemblyh6952 againsth5921 them.

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I saidh559 to them, "We according to our abilityh1767  ahave  1redeemedh7069 our Jewishh3064 brothersh251 who were soldh4376 to the nationsh1471; now would you evenh1571 sellh4376 your brothersh251 that they may be soldh4376 to us?" Then they were silenth2790b and could not findh4672 a wordh1697 to say.

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Again I saidh559, "The thingh1697 whichh834 you are doingh6213a is not goodh2896a; should you not walkh1980 in the fearh3374 of our Godh430 becauseh4480 of  athe reproachh2781 of the nationsh1471, our enemiesh340?

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"And likewiseh1571 I, my brothersh251 and my servantsh5288 are lendingh5383 them moneyh3701 and grainh1715. Pleaseh4994, let us leaveh5800a off thish2088 usuryh4855.

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"Pleaseh4994, giveh7725 backh7725 to them this very dayh3117 their fieldsh7704, their vineyardsh3754, their oliveh2132 grovesh2132 and their housesh1004, also the hundredthh3967 part of the moneyh3701 and of the grainh1715, the newh8492 wineh8492 and the oilh3323 that you are exactingh5383 from them."

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Then they saidh559, "We  awill giveh7725 it backh7725 and  bwill requireh1245 nothingh3808 from them; we will doh6213a exactlyh3651 as you sayh559." So I calledh7121 the priestsh3548 and  ctookh7650 an oathh7650 from them that they would doh6213a according to thish2088  1promiseh1697.

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I  aalsoh1571 shookh5287 out the  1fronth2684 of my garmenth2684 and saidh559, "Thush3602 may Godh430 shakeh5287 out everyh3605 manh376 from his househ1004 and from his possessionsh3018 whoh834 does not fulfillh6965 thish2088  2promiseh1697; even thush3602 may he be shakenh5287 out and emptiedh7386." And  ballh3605 the assemblyh6951 saidh559, "Amenh543!" And they praisedh1984b the LORDh3068. Then the peopleh5971a didh6213a according to thish2088  2promiseh1697.

Nehemiah's Example

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Moreoverh1571, from the dayh3117 that I was appointedh6680 to be their governorh6346 in the landh776 of Judahh3063, from  athe twentiethh6242 yearh8141 to the  bthirty-secondh7970h8147 yearh8141 of Kingh4428 Artaxerxesh783a, for twelveh8147h6240 yearsh8141, neitherh3808 I norh3808 my  1kinsmenh251 have eatenh398 the governor'sh6346 foodh3899 allowance.

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But the formerh7223 governorsh6346 whoh834 were beforeh6440 me  1laidh3513 burdensh3513 on the peopleh5971a and tookh3947 from them breadh3899 and wineh3196 besidesh310 fortyh705 shekelsh8255 of silverh3701; evenh1571 their servantsh5288 domineeredh7980 the peopleh5971a. But I did not doh6213a soh3651  abecauseh4480h6440 of the fearh3374 of Godh430.

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I alsoh1571  1appliedh2388 myself to the workh4399 on thish2088 wallh2346; we did not buyh7069 any landh7704, and allh3605 my servantsh5288 were gatheredh6908 thereh8033 for the workh4399.

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Moreover,  athere were at my tableh7979 one hundredh3967 and fiftyh2572 Jewsh3064 and officialsh5461, besides those who cameh935 to us from the nationsh1471 that were aroundh5439 us.

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Now  athat whichh834 was preparedh6213a for each dayh3117 was oneh259 oxh7794 and sixh8337a choiceh1305 sheeph6629, also birdsh6833 were preparedh6213a for me; and onceh996 in tenh6235 daysh3117 allh3605 sorts of wineh3196 were furnished in abundanceh7235a. Yet for all thish2088  bI did not demandh1245 the governor'sh6346 foodh3899 allowance, becauseh3588 the servitudeh5656 was heavyh3513 on thish2088 peopleh5971a.

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 aRememberh2142 me, O my Godh430, for goodh2899b, according to allh3605 that I have doneh6213a for thish2088 peopleh5971a.



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