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5 and _ it _ became(the) _ cry_ of_ distressthe _ people and _ wives _ their great against brothers _ their the _ Jewish .
2 And _ there _ were[those] _ who[were] _ sayingsons _ our and _ daughters _ our we [are] _ manyand _ get grain and _ we _ eatand _ live .
3 And _ there _ were[those] _ who[were] _ sayingfields _ our and _ vineyards _ our and _ houses _ our we [are] _ mortgagingand _ get grain in/on/at/with _ famine .
4 And _ there _ were[those] _ who[were] _ sayingwe _ have_ borrowedmoney for _ tax the _ king fields _ our and _ vineyards _ our .
5 And _ now like _ flesh brothers _ our flesh _ our as _ children _ their children _ our and _ see/lo/see we [are] _ forcing_ into_ slaveryDOM sons _ our and _ DOM daughters _ our to _ slaves and _ there _ aresome _ of_ daughters _ our [are _ being]_ forced_ into_ slaveryand _ not in _ power help _ we and _ fields _ our and _ vineyards _ our belong _ to_ others .
6 And _ it _ glowed/burnedto _ me exceedingly just _ as I _ heardDOM outcry _ their and _ DOM the _ words the _ these .
7 And _ pondered heart _ my with _ myself and _ accused with the _ nobles and _ DOM the _ officials and _ said to/for _ them usury [fn ] each in/on/at/with _ brother _ his you _ all[are] _ lending[fn ] [fn ] [fn ] and _ called against _ them an _ assemblygreat .
8 And _ said to/for _ them we we _ have_ boughtDOM brothers _ our the _ Jewish the _ sold to _ the_ nations as _ far_ as_ able in/on/at/with _ we and _ also you _ allyou _ all_ soldDOM brothers _ your _ all’sand _ sold to/for _ us and _ silent and _ not they _ founda _ word9 and _ said [fn ] [fn ] [fn ] not [is] _ goodthe _ thing which you _ all[are] _ doingam _ not in/on/at/with _ fear god _ our are _ you_ all_ walkingprevent _ reproach the _ nations enemies _ our .
10 And _ also I brothers _ my and _ servants _ my [are] _ lending(is) _ in_ them money and _ grain let _ us_ abandonplease DOM the _ interest the _ this .
11 Return please to/for _ them as _ the _ day fields _ their vineyards _ their olive _ groves_ their and _ houses _ their and _ one _ hundredthe _ money and _ the _ grain the _ new _ wineand _ the _ oil which you _ all[are] _ lendingin/on/at/with _ them .
12 And _ they _ saidwe _ will_ return_ [it]and _ from _ them not we _ will_ require_ [it]so we _ will_ dojust _ as you [are] _ sayingand _ called DOM the _ priests and _ take _ an_ oath_ them for _ doing as _ the_ promised the _ this .
13 Also folds _ of_ robe_ my I _ shook_ outand _ said thus may _ he_ shake_ outthe _ ʼElohīm DOM every the _ man who not he _ will_ carry_ outDOM the _ promise the _ this from _ house _ his and _ from _ possessions _ his and _ so may _ he_ beshaken _ outand _ emptied and _ they _ saidall the _ assembly amen and _ praised DOM YHWH and _ he/it _ madethe _ people as _ the_ promised the _ this .
14 Also from _ day when someone _ appointedDOM _ me to _ be governor _ their in _ land of _ Yə hūdāh/(Judah)from _ year twenty and _ unto year thirty and _ two of _ Artaxerxes the _ king years two _ plusten I and _ brothers _ my the _ foodthe _ governor not I _ ate15 And _ the _ governors the _ former who to/for _ my _ face/front they _ made_ heavyon the _ people and _ they _ tookfrom _ them in/on/at/with _ food and _ wine after silver shekels forty also servants _ their they _ domineeredover the _ people and _ I not I _ didthus from _ face/in _ front_ ofthe _ fearof _ god16 And _ also in/on/at/with _ work the _ wall the _ this I _ kept_ holdand _ land not we _ acquiredand _ all servants _ my [were] _ assembledthere on the _ work .
17 And _ the _ Jews and _ the _ officials one _ hundredand _ fifty person[s] and _ the _ came to _ us from the _ nations which around _ us [were] _ attable _ my .
18 And _ which it _ wasmade for _ day one [was] _ an_ oxone sheep six chosen and _ birds they _ were_ madeto _ me and _ between ten days in _ all wine in _ abundance and _ for this the _ foodthe _ governor not I _ soughtif/because it _ was_ heavythe _ burden on the _ people the _ this .
19 Remember to/for _ me god _ my for _ good all that I _ have_ doneon the _ people the _ this .
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