Nehemiah 5:4
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards. | Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards. | There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute upon our fields and our vineyards. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and there | וְיֵשׁ֙ | ve-YESH | H3426 | there isאִיתַי (i.tay) 1) there is, there are 2) particle denoting existence |
| [were those] who | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | 'a-SHER | H0834A | whichאֲשֶׁר (a.sher) A: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if B: Beth+ 1) in (that) which 2) (adv) 2a) where 3) (conj) 3a) in that, inasmuch as 3b) on account of C: Mem+ 1) from (or than) that which 2) from (the place) where 3) from (the fact) that, since D: Kaph+ 1) (conj.), according as, as, when 1a) according to that which, according as, as 1b) with a causal force: in so far as, since 1c) with a temporal force: when |
| [were] saying | אֹמְרִ֔ים | 'o-me-RIM | H0559 | to sayאָמַר (a.mar) 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch Aramaic equivalent: a.mar (אֲמַר "to say" H0560) |
| we have borrowed | לָוִ֥ינוּ | la-VI-nu | H3867B | to borrowלָוָה (la.vah) 1) to borrow, lend 1a) (Qal) to borrow 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to borrow, lend to |
| money | כֶ֖סֶף | KHE-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 |
| for [the] tribute of | לְמִדַּ֣ת | le-mi-DAT | H4060B | tributeמִדָּה (mid.dah) (BDB) tribute Aramaic equivalent: mid.dah (מִנְדָּה "tribute" H4061) |
| the king | הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | ha-ME-lekh | H4428G | kingמֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) 1) king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430) |
| fields our | שְׂדֹתֵ֖ינוּ | se-do-TEI-nu | H7704G | No entry |
| and vineyards our | וּכְרָמֵֽינוּ׃ | u-khe-ra-MEI-nu | H3754 | vineyardכֶּרֶם (ke.rem) vineyard |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.