Nehemiah
Nehemiah 5:10–11
10I, as well as my brothers and my servants, have been lending the people money and grain. Please, let us stop this usury. 11Please restore to them immediately their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and houses, along with the percentage of the money, grain, new wine, and oil that you have been assessing them.”
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Nehemiah 5:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | אֲנִי֙ | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| as well as | וְגַם־ | wə·ḡam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| my brothers | אַחַ֣י | ’a·ḥay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H251 brother |
| and my servants | וּנְעָרַ֔י | ū·nə·‘ā·ray | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| have been lending | נֹשִׁ֥ים | nō·šîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H5383 lend, borrow |
| money | כֶּ֣סֶף | ke·sep̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| and grain | וְדָגָ֑ן | wə·ḏā·ḡān | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H1715 corn, grain |
| Please | נָּ֖א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| let us stop | נַֽעַזְבָה־ | na·‘az·ḇāh- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| this | הַזֶּֽה׃ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| usury | הַמַּשָּׁ֥א | ham·maš·šā | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4855 lending on interest, or usury |
Nehemiah 5:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Please | נָ֨א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| restore | הָשִׁיבוּ֩ | hā·šî·ḇū | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| to them | לָהֶ֜ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| immediately | כְּהַיּ֗וֹם | kə·hay·yō·wm | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| their fields | שְׂדֹתֵיהֶ֛ם | śə·ḏō·ṯê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H7704 id. |
| vineyards | כַּרְמֵיהֶ֥ם | kar·mê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H3754 vineyard |
| olive groves | זֵיתֵיהֶ֖ם | zê·ṯê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H2132 olive-tree, olive |
| and houses | וּבָתֵּיהֶ֑ם | ū·ḇāt·tê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1004 house |
| along with the percentage | וּמְאַ֨ת | ū·mə·’aṯ | Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular construct | H3967 hundred |
| of the money | הַכֶּ֤סֶף | hak·ke·sep̄ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| grain | וְהַדָּגָן֙ | wə·had·dā·ḡān | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1715 corn, grain |
| new wine | הַתִּיר֣וֹשׁ | hat·tî·rō·wōš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8492 must, fresh or new wine |
| and oil | וְהַיִּצְהָ֔ר | wə·hay·yiṣ·hār | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3323 fresh oil |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you | אַתֶּ֖ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| have been assessing | נֹשִׁ֥ים | nō·šîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H5383 lend, borrow |
| them | בָּהֶֽם׃ | bā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural |
Cross-references
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Nehemiah 5:10 2 Corinthians 6:1
Nehemiah 5:11 Isaiah 58:6 · Leviticus 6:4–5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.