Nehemiah 5:10
“I likewise, and my brethren, and my seruants, might exact of them money and corne: I pray you let vs leaue off this vsurie.”
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Nehemiah 5:10 Context
8And I said vnto them, We, after our abilitie, haue redeemed our brethren the Iewes, which were sold vnto the heathen; and will you euen sell your brethren? or shall they be sold vnto vs? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answere. 9Also I said, It is not good that yee doe: ought yee not to walke in the feare of our God, because of the reproch of the heathen our enemies? 10I likewise, and my brethren, and my seruants, might exact of them money and corne: I pray you let vs leaue off this vsurie. 11Restore, I pray you, to them, euen this day, their lands, their vineyards, their oliue-yards, and their houses, also the hundreth part of the money, and of the corne, the wine, and the oyle, that ye exact of them. 12Then said they, Wee will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we doe, as thou sayest. Then I called the Priests, and tooke an oath of them, that they should doe according to this promise.
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Other Translations for Nehemiah 5:10
I likewise, [and] my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.
- King James Version
"And likewise I, my brothers and my servants are lending them money and grain. Please, let us leave off this usury.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And I likewise, my brethren and my servants, do lend them money and grain. I pray you, let us leave off this usury.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Even I and my servants have been taking interest for the money and the grain we have let them have. So now, let us give up this thing.
- Basic English Bible
I also, my brethren and my servants, we might exact usury of them, money and corn. I pray you, let us leave off this usury.
- Darby Bible
I likewise, my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.
- Webster's Bible
I likewise, my brothers and my servants, lend them money and grain. Please let us stop this usury.
- World English Bible
And also, I, my brethren, and my servants, are exacting of them silver and corn; let us leave off, I pray you, this usury.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And I likewise, my brethren and my servants, have lent them money and corn. I pray you, let us leave off this exaction.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Nehemiah 5:10
5:10 Brethren - In office; these who are employed with me in the government of this people. Servants - In my name, and for my use. Exact - As a just recompense for our pains and care for the publick good, to which we wholly devote ourselves, even to the neglect of all our private concerns. But I freely remit my own right, and therefore you also ought to do so, seeing I lay no burden upon you, but what I am willing to bear a part of upon my own shoulders.