Nehemiah 5:4
Strong's Lexicon
וְיֵשׁ֙ (wə·yêš)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3426: 1) being, existence, substance, there is or are 1a) substance 1b) existence 1c) there is or are

Still others
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: 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

were saying,
אֹמְרִ֔ים (’ō·mə·rîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 559: 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

“We have borrowed
לָוִ֥ינוּ (lā·wî·nū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 3867: 1) to join, be joined 1a) (Qal) to join, be joined, attend 1b) (Niphal) to join oneself to, be joined unto 2) to borrow, lend 2a) (Qal) to borrow 2b) (Hiphil) to cause to borrow, lend to

money [to pay]
כֶ֖סֶף (ḵe·sep̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3701: 1) silver, money 1a) silver 1a1) as metal 1a2) as ornament 1a3) as colour 1b) money, shekels, talents

the king's
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: 1) king

tax
לְמִדַּ֣ת (lə·mid·daṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4060: 1) measure, measurement, stature, size, garment 1a) measure, act of measurement 1b) measurement, size 1c) measured portion, extent 1d) garment 2) (BDB) tribute

[on] our fields
שְׂדֹתֵ֖ינוּ (śə·ḏō·ṯê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 7704: 1) field, land 1a) cultivated field 1b) of home of wild beasts 1c) plain (opposed to mountain) 1d) land (opposed to sea)

and vineyards.
וּכְרָמֵֽינוּ׃ (ū·ḵə·rā·mê·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 3754: 1) vineyard

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.

Young's Literal Translation
And there are who are saying, ‘We have borrowed money for the tribute of the king, [on] our fields, and our vineyards;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Still others were saying, “ We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.

New American Standard Bible
Also there were those who said, "We have borrowed money for the king's tax [on] our fields and our vineyards.

King James Bible
There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, [and that upon] our lands and vineyards.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Still others were saying, "We have had to borrow money to pay the king's tax on our fields and vineyards.

New Living Translation
And others said, "We have had to borrow money on our fields and vineyards to pay our taxes.

English Standard Version
And there were those who said, “We have borrowed money for the king’s tax on our fields and our vineyards.

New American Standard Bible
Also there were those who said, "We have borrowed money for the king's tax on our fields and our vineyards.

King James Bible
There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Still others were saying, "We have borrowed money to pay the king's tax on our fields and vineyards.

International Standard Version
Still others were saying "We've borrowed money against our fields and vineyards to pay the king's taxes.

NET Bible
Then there were those who said, "We have borrowed money to pay our taxes to the king on our fields and our vineyards.

American Standard Version
There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute upon our fields and our vineyards.

English Revised Version
There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute upon our fields and our vineyards.

Young's Literal Translation
And there are who are saying, 'We have borrowed money for the tribute of the king, on our fields, and our vineyards;
















Cross References
Ezra 4:13
Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up again, then will they not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings.

Ezra 7:24
Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them.

Nehemiah 5:3
Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.

Nehemiah 1:1
The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,

Nehemiah 5:2
For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live.

Nehemiah 5:1
And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.

Nehemiah 5:5
Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.

Nehemiah 5:6
And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.

Nehemiah 5:7
Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.
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