Nehemiah 5:10
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury. | I, as well as my brothers and my servants, have been lending the people money and grain. Please, let us stop this usury. | And I likewise, my brethren and my servants, do lend them money and grain. I pray you, let us leave off this usury. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and also | וְגַם־ | ve-gam- | H1571 | alsoגַּם (gam) 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea 1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis) 1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative) 1c) even (for stress) 1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax) 1e) also (of correspondence or retribution) 1f) but, yet, though (adversative) 1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike |
| I | אֲנִי֙ | 'a-NI | H0589 | meאֲנָא (a.na) I (first pers. sing. -usually used for emphasis) Aramaic of a.ni (אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י "I" H0589) |
| brothers my | אַחַ֣י | 'a-CHAI | H0251G | brother: male-siblingאָח (ach) : male-sibling 1) brother 1a) brother of same parents 1b) half-brother (same father) 1c) relative, kinship, same tribe 1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship) 1e) (fig.) of resemblance |
| and servants my | וּנְעָרַ֔י | u-ne-'a-RAI | H5288 | youthנַ֫עַר (na.ar) 1) a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer 1a) boy, lad, youth 1b) servant, retainer |
| [are] lending | נֹשִׁ֥ים | no-SHIM | H5383 | to lendנָשָׁה (na.shah) 1) to lend, be a creditor 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lend 1a2) creditor (participle) (subst) 1b) (Hiphil) to lend |
| money | כֶּ֣סֶף | KE-sef | H3701G | silver: moneyכֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) : money/payment/silver 1) silver, money 1a) silver 1a1) as metal 1a2) as ornament 1a3) as colour 1b) money, shekels, talents |
| and grain | וְדָגָ֑ן | ve-da-GAN | H1715 | grainדָּגָן (da.gan) wheat, cereal, grain, corn |
| let us abandon | נַֽעַזְבָה־ | na-'az-vah- | H5800A | to leave: forsakeעָזַב (a.zav) 1) to leave, loose, forsake 1a) (Qal) to leave 1a1) to depart from, leave behind, leave, let alone 1a2) to leave, abandon, forsake, neglect, apostatise 1a3) to let loose, set free, let go, free 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be left to 1b2) to be forsaken 1c) (Pual) to be deserted |
| please | נָּ֖א | na' | H4994 | pleaseנָא (na) 1) I (we) pray, now, please 1a) used in entreaty or exhortation |
| the usury | הַמַּשָּׁ֥א | ha-ma-SHA' | H4855 | interestמַשָּׁא (mash.sah) 1) lending on interest, usury 1a) in Ne 5:11, the rate of "usury" was only one per cent |
| the this | הַזֶּֽה׃ | ha-ZEH | H2088 | thatדִּי (di) part of relation 1) who, which, that mark of genitive 2) that of, which belongs to, that conj 3) that, because |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.