Nehemiah

Nehemiah 5:3–5

³Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to get grain during the famine.”

⁴Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards. ⁵We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”

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Nehemiah 5:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Others	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
were saying	אֹמְרִ֔ים	’ō·mə·rîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H559 utter, say
We	אֲנַ֣חְנוּ	’ă·naḥ·nū	Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
are mortgaging	עֹרְבִ֑ים	‘ō·rə·ḇîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H6148 take on pledge, give in pledge, exchange
our fields	שְׂדֹתֵ֛ינוּ	śə·ḏō·ṯê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H7704 id.
our vineyards	וּכְרָמֵ֥ינוּ	ū·ḵə·rā·mê·nū	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H3754 vineyard
and our homes	וּבָתֵּ֖ינוּ	ū·ḇāt·tê·nū	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H1004 house
to get	וְנִקְחָ֥ה	wə·niq·ḥāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H3947 take
grain	דָגָ֖ן	ḏā·ḡān	Noun - masculine singular	H1715 corn, grain
during the famine	בָּרָעָֽב׃	bā·rā·‘āḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7458 famine, hunger

Nehemiah 5:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Still others	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
were saying	אֹמְרִ֔ים	’ō·mə·rîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H559 utter, say
We have borrowed	לָוִ֥ינוּ	lā·wî·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H3867 join
money	כֶ֖סֶף	ḵe·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
the king’s	הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
tax	לְמִדַּ֣ת	lə·mid·daṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H4060 measure, measurement, stature, size, garment
our fields	שְׂדֹתֵ֖ינוּ	śə·ḏō·ṯê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H7704 id.
and vineyards	וּכְרָמֵֽינוּ׃	ū·ḵə·rā·mê·nū	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H3754 vineyard

Nehemiah 5:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
We and our children	כִּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם	kiḇ·nê·hem	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1121 son
are just like our countrymen	אַחֵ֙ינוּ֙	’a·ḥê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H251 brother
and their children	בָּנֵ֑ינוּ	bā·nê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H1121 son
yet we	אֲנַ֣חְנוּ	’ă·naḥ·nū	Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
are subjecting	כֹ֠בְשִׁים	ḵō·ḇə·šîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H3533 subdue, bring into bondage
our sons	בָּנֵ֨ינוּ	bā·nê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H1121 son
and daughters	בְּנֹתֵ֜ינוּ	bə·nō·ṯê·nū	Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common plural	H1323 daughter
to slavery	לַעֲבָדִ֗ים	la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H5650 slave, servant
Some of	וְיֵ֨שׁ	wə·yêš	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H3426 being, substance, existence
our daughters	מִבְּנֹתֵ֤ינוּ	mib·bə·nō·ṯê·nū	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common plural	H1323 daughter
are already enslaved	נִכְבָּשׁוֹת֙	niḵ·bā·šō·wṯ	Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural	H3533 subdue, bring into bondage
but we are powerless	וְאֵ֣ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
because our fields	וּשְׂדֹתֵ֥ינוּ	ū·śə·ḏō·ṯê·nū	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H7704 id.
and vineyards	וּכְרָמֵ֖ינוּ	ū·ḵə·rā·mê·nū	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H3754 vineyard
belong to others	לַאֲחֵרִֽים׃	la·’ă·ḥê·rîm	Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine plural	H312 another

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Nehemiah 5:3 Leviticus 25:35–39 · Malachi 3:8–11

Nehemiah 5:4 Ezra 4:13 · Ezra 4:20

Nehemiah 5:5 Leviticus 25:39–43 · 2 Kings 4:1 · Isaiah 58:7 · Genesis 37:27

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