OET NEH chapter 5

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5:1 The peggusey of Nihimiyas of prublima

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5 and_it _became (the)_cry _of _distress the_people and_wives_their great against brothers_their the_Jewish.
2 And_there _were [those]_who [were]_saying sons_our and_daughters_our we [are]_many and_get grain and_we _eat and_live.
3 And_there _were [those]_who [were]_saying fields_our and_vineyards_our and_houses_our we [are]_mortgaging and_get grain in/on/at/with_famine.
4 And_there _were [those]_who [were]_saying we _have _borrowed money 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 _slavery DOM sons_our and_DOM daughters_our to_slaves and_there _are some _of_daughters_our [are _being]_forced _into _slavery and_not in_power help_we and_fields_our and_vineyards_our belong _to_others.
6 And_it _glowed/burned to_me exceedingly just_as I _heard DOM 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 _assembly great.
8 And_said to/for_them we we _have _bought DOM brothers_our the_Jewish the_sold to _the_nations as _far _as_able in/on/at/with_we and_also you _all you _all _sold DOM brothers_your _all’s and_sold to/for_us and_silent and_not they _found a _word.
9 and_said[fn][fn][fn] not [is]_good the_thing which you _all [are]_doing am_not in/on/at/with_fear god_our are _you _all _walking prevent_reproach the_nations enemies_our.
10 And_also I brothers_my and_servants_my [are]_lending (is)_in_them money and_grain let _us _abandon please 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 _hundred the_money and_the_grain the_new _wine and_the_oil which you _all [are]_lending in/on/at/with_them.
12 And_they _said we _will _return _[it] and_from_them not we _will _require _[it] so we _will _do just_as you [are]_saying and_called DOM the_priests and_take _an _oath_them for_doing as _the_promised the_this.
13 Also folds _of _robe_my I _shook _out and_said thus may _he _shake _out the_ʼElohīm DOM every the_man who not he _will _carry _out DOM the_promise the_this from_house_his and_from_possessions_his and_so may _he _be shaken _out and_emptied and_they _said all the_assembly amen and_praised DOM YHWH and_he/it _made the_people as _the_promised the_this.

5:14 The helping of Nihimiyas

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5:7: Exo 22:25; Lev 25:35-37; Deu 23:19-20.

14 Also from_day when someone _appointed DOM_me to_be governor_their in_land of _Yəhūdāh/(Judah) from_year twenty and_unto year thirty and_two of_Artaxerxes the_king years two _plus ten I and_brothers_my the _food the_governor not I _ate.
15 And_the_governors the_former who to/for_my_face/front they _made _heavy on the_people and_they _took from_them in/on/at/with_food and_wine after silver shekels forty also servants_their they _domineered over the_people and_I not I _did thus from_face/in _front _of the _fear of _god.
16 And_also in/on/at/with_work the_wall the_this I _kept _hold and_land not we _acquired and_all servants_my [were]_assembled there on the_work.
17 And_the_Jews and_the_officials one _hundred and_fifty person[s] and_the_came to_us from the_nations which around_us [were]_at table_my.
18 And_which it _was made for_day one [was]_an _ox one sheep six chosen and_birds they _were _made to_me and_between ten days in_all wine in_abundance and_for this the _food the_governor not I _sought if/because it _was _heavy the_burden on the_people the_this.
19 Remember to/for_me god_my for_good all that I _have _done on the_people the_this.

5:7 Note: We read one or more accents in L differently from BHQ.

5:7 Variant note: נשאים: (x-qere) ’נֹשִׁ֑ים’: lemma_5383 n_1 morph_HVqrmpa id_16kWB נֹשִׁ֑ים

5:7 Note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

5:7 Note: We have abandoned or added a ketib/qere relative to BHS. In doing this we agree with L against BHS.

5:9 Variant note: ו/יאמר: (x-qere) ’וָ/אוֹמַ֕ר’: lemma_c/559 n_1.1 morph_HC/Vqw1cs id_16TmV וָ/אוֹמַ֕ר

5:9 Note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

5:9 Note: We read one or more consonants in L differently from BHS.

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