The New American Standard Bible
Book of Nehemiah
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Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 5:6 GSB -> Study Notes on 5:6 JFB -> Commentary on 5:6 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:6 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:6 TSK -> Commentary on 5:6 TSK -> Entry for 5:6 WEN -> Notes on 5:6 NTB -> Borrowing; Country; Covetousness; Creditor; Interest; Lending; Poor; Repentance; Reproof; Rich, The; Usury TTT -> Anger; Usury or Interest EBD -> Jubilee 5:6 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] Then I was very angry R103 when I had heard their outcry and these words.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 5:7 GSB -> Study Notes on 5:7 JFB -> Commentary on 5:7 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:7 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:7 TSK -> Commentary on 5:7 TSK -> Entry for 5:7 WEN -> Notes on 5:7 NTB -> Borrowing; Brother; Country; Covetousness; Creditor; Interest; Lending; Poor; Repentance; Reproof; Rich, The; Rulers; Usury TTT -> Covetousness; Creditors; Reproof; Usury or Interest EBD -> Governor; Jubilee; Usury 5:7 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] I consulted with myself and contended with the nobles and the rulers and said to them, "You are exacting usury, each from his brother!" Therefore, I held a great assembly against them.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 5:8 GSB -> Study Notes on 5:8 JFB -> Commentary on 5:8 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:8 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:8 SRN -> Study Notes on 5:8 TSK -> Commentary on 5:8 TSK -> Entry for 5:8 WEN -> Notes on 5:8 NTB -> Beneficence; Borrowing; Country; Covetousness; Creditor; Example; Interest; Kindness; Lending; Poor; Repentance; Reproof; Rich, The; Rulers; Servant; Usury TTT -> Creditors EBD -> Jubilee 5:8 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] I said to them, "We according to our ability have R104 redeemed F44 our Jewish brothers who were sold to the nations; now would you even sell your brothers that they may be sold to us?" Then they were silent and could not find a word {to say.}
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 5:9 GSB -> Study Notes on 5:9 JFB -> Commentary on 5:9 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:9 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:9 TSK -> Commentary on 5:9 TSK -> Entry for 5:9 WEN -> Notes on 5:9 NTB -> Beneficence; Borrowing; Consistency; Country; Covetousness; Creditor; Example; Fear Of God; Inconsistency; Interest; Kindness; Lending; Poor; Repentance; Reproof; Rich, The; Rulers; Usury TTT -> Creditors; Gentiles; Usury or Interest EBD -> Jubilee 5:9 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] Again I said, "The thing which you are doing is not good; should you not walk in the fear of our God because of the R105 reproach of the nations, our enemies?
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 5:10 GSB -> Study Notes on 5:10 JFB -> Commentary on 5:10 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:10 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:10 TSK -> Commentary on 5:10 TSK -> Entry for 5:10 WEN -> Notes on 5:10 NTB -> Beneficence; Borrowing; Country; Covetousness; Creditor; Example; Interest; Kindness; Lending; Love; Money; Poor; Repentance; Reproof; Rich, The; Usury TTT -> Creditors; Usury or Interest EBD -> Jubilee; Usury 5:10 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] "And likewise I, my brothers and my servants are lending them money and grain. Please, let us leave off this usury.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 5:11 GSB -> Study Notes on 5:11 JFB -> Commentary on 5:11 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:11 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:11 TSK -> Commentary on 5:11 TSK -> Entry for 5:11 WEN -> Notes on 5:11 NTB -> Beneficence; Borrowing; Country; Covetousness; Creditor; Example; Interest; Kindness; Lending; Love; Money; Poor; Repentance; Reproof; Rich, The; Usury TTT -> Creditors; Olive-tree, The; Usury or Interest EBD -> Jubilee 5:11 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] "Please, give back to them this very day their fields, their vineyards, their olive groves and their houses, also the hundredth {part} of the money and of the grain, the new wine and the oil that you are exacting from them."
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 5:12 GSB -> Study Notes on 5:12 JFB -> Commentary on 5:12 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:12 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:12 TSK -> Commentary on 5:12 TSK -> Entry for 5:12 WEN -> Notes on 5:12 NTB -> Beneficence; Borrowing; Country; Creditor; Example; Interest; Kindness; Lending; Love; Oath; Poor; Repentance; Reproof; Rich, The; Usury TTT -> Creditors; Usury or Interest EBD -> Jubilee 5:12 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] Then they said, "We will R106 give {it} back and will R107 require nothing from them; we will do exactly as you say." So I called the priests and took R108 an oath from them that they would do according to this promise. F45
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 5:13 GSB -> Study Notes on 5:13 JFB -> Commentary on 5:13 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:13 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:13 TSK -> Commentary on 5:13 TSK -> Entry for 5:13 WEN -> Notes on 5:13 NTB -> Amen; Borrowing; Country; Creditor; Example; Interest; Kindness; Lending; Love; Oath; Poor; Prayer; Repentance; Reproof; Rich, The; Usury TTT -> Hyke or Upper Garment; Usury or Interest EBD -> Amen; Jubilee SBD -> Loan 5:13 - [In Context|Original Hebrew] I also R109 shook out the front F46 of my garment and said, "Thus may God shake out every man from his house and from his possessions who does not fulfill this promise; F47 even thus may he be shaken out and emptied." And all R110 the assembly said, "Amen!" And they praised the LORD. Then the people did according to this promise. F47
FOOTNOTES: F44: Lit there is not the power in our hands F45: Lit bought F46: Lit word F47: Lit bosom
CROSS REFERENCES: R103: Deuteronomy 15:7 R104: Haggai 1:6 R105: Ezra 4:13; 7:24 R106: Genesis 37:27 R107: Leviticus 25:39 R108: Exodus 11:8 R109: Exodus 22:25; Leviticus 25:36; Deuteronomy 23:19,20 R110: Leviticus 25:48

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