Nehemiah 5:8
and said, “We have done our best to buy back our Jewish brothers who were sold to foreigners, but now you are selling your own brothers, that they may be sold back to us!” But they remained silent, for they could find nothing to say.
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ASV
And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, that were sold unto the nations; and would ye even sell your brethren, and should they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found never a word.
KJV
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.
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Commentary
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22 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וָאֹמְרָ֣ה | va.'o.me.Rah | and I said ! | H559 → |
| לָהֶ֗ם | la.Hem | to them | |
| אֲנַ֣חְנוּ | 'a.Nach.nu | we | H587 → |
| קָ֠נִינוּ | Ka.ni.nu | we have bought | H7069 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| אַחֵ֨ינוּ | 'a.Chei.nu | countrymen our | H251 → |
| הַיְּהוּדִ֜ים | hai.ye.hu.Dim | the Jews | H3064 → |
| הַנִּמְכָּרִ֤ים | ha.nim.ka.Rim | who sold themselves | H4376 → |
| לַגּוֹיִם֙ | la.go.Yim | to the nations | H1471 → |
| כְּדֵ֣י | ke.Dei | according to [the] sufficiency | H1767 → |
| בָ֔נוּ | Va.nu | in us | |
| וְגַם־ | ve.gam- | and also | H1571 → |
| אַתֶּ֛ם | 'a.Tem | you | H859 → |
| תִּמְכְּר֥וּ | tim.ke.Ru | you sold | H4376 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| אֲחֵיכֶ֖ם | 'a.chei.Khem | countrymen your | H251 → |
| וְנִמְכְּרוּ־ | ve.nim.ke.ru- | and they were sold | H4376 → |
| לָ֑נוּ | La.nu | to us | |
| וַֽיַּחֲרִ֔ישׁוּ | vai.ya.cha.Ri.shu | and they were silent | H2790 → |
| וְלֹ֥א | ve.Lo' | and not | H3808 → |
| מָצְא֖וּ | ma.tze.'U | they found | H4672 → |
| דָּבָֽר׃ ס | da.Var | a word | H1697 → |
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