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And I was
very angry when I
heard their
cry and these
words.
~'t'q][;z -t,a yiT.[;m'v r,v]a;K d{a.m yil r;xiY;w ? h,Lea'h ~yir'b.D;h tea.w
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Then I
consulted with
myself, and I
rebuked the
nobles, and the
rulers, and
said unto them, Ye
exact#
st05383 usury, every
one of his
brother. And I
set a
great assembly against them.
~yir{x;h -t,a h'byir'a'w y;l'[ yiBil .$el'MiY;w ? wyix'a.B -vyia ]a'V;m ~,h'l h'r.m{a'w ~yin'g.S;h -t,a.w ? h'lw{d.g h'Lih.q ~,hyel][ !eT,a'w ]myaiv{n ~,T;a
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And I
said unto them, We after our
ability have
redeemed our
brethren the
Jews, which were
sold unto the
heathen; and will ye even
sell your
brethren? or shall they be
sold unto us? Then held they their
peace, and
found nothing to answer.
.Wnyex;a -t,a .Wnyin'q .Wn.x;n]a ~,h'l h'r.m{a'w ? ~,T;a -m;g.w .Wn'b yed.K ~Iyw{G;l ~yir'K.miN;h ~yid.Wh.Y;h ? .Wvyir]x;Y;w .Wn'l -.Wr.K.min.w ~,kyex]a -t,a .Wr.K.miT ? r'b'D .Wa.c'm a{l.w
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Also I
said, It is not
good that ye
do: ought ye not to
walk in the
fear of our
God because of the
reproach of the
heathen our
enemies?
~yif{[ ~,T;a -r,v]a r'b'D;h bw{j -a{l r,ma{Y;w ? ~Iyw{G;h t;P.r,xem .WkeleT .Wnyeh{l/a t;a.rIy.B aw{l]h ? .Wnyeb.yw{a
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.
@,s,K ~,h'B ~yiv{n y;r'[.n.W y;x;a yin]a -m;g.w ? h,Z;h a'V;M;h -t,a a'N -h'b.z;[;n !'g'd.w
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Restore, I pray you, to them, even this
day, their
lands, their
vineyards, their
oliveyards, and their
houses, also the
hundredth part of the
money, and of the
corn, the
wine, and the
oil, that ye
exact of them.
~,hyem.r;K ~,hyet{d.f ~w{Y;h.K ~,h'l a'n .Wbyiv'h ? vw{ryiT;h !'g'D;h.w @,s,K;h t;a.m.W ~,hyeT'b.W ~,hyetyez ? ~,h'B ~yiv{n ~,T;a r,v]a r'h.ciY;h.w
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Then
said they, We will
restore them, and will
require nothing of them; so will we
do as thou
sayest. Then I
called the
priests, and took an
oath of them, that they should
do according to this
promise.
h,f][;n !eK veQ;b.n a{l ~,hem.W byiv'n .Wr.ma{Y;w ? ~yin]h{K;h -t,a a'r.q,a'w remw{a h'T;a r,v]a;K ? h,Z;h r'b'D;K tw{f][;l ~e[yiB.v;a'w
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Also I
shook my
lap, and
said, So
God shake
out every
man from his
house, and from his
labour, that
performeth not this
promise, even thus be he shaken
out, and
emptied. And all the
congregation said,
Amen, and
praised the
LORD. And the
people did according to this
promise.
~yih{l/a'h re[;n.y h'k'K h'r.m{a'w yiT.r;['n yin.c'x -m;G ? r'b'D;h -t,a ~yiq'y -a{l r,v]a vyia'h -l'K -t,a ? r.W['n h,y.hIy h'k'k.w w{[yigyim.W w{tyeBim h,Z;h ? .Wl.l;h.y;w !em'a l'h'Q;h -l'k .Wr.ma{Y;w qer'w ? h,Z;h r'b'D;K ~'['h f;[;Y;w h'wh.y -t,a