Nehemiah 5:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Nehemiah 5:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 5:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 5:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I said to them, “We, after our ability, have redeemed our brothers the Jews that were sold to the nations; and would you even sell your brothers, and should they be sold to us?” Then they held their peace, and found not a word to say.”
Nehemiah 5:8 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 5:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, that were sold unto the nations; and would ye even sell your brethren, and should they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found never a word.”
Nehemiah 5:8 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 5:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and say to them, `We have acquired our brethren the Jews, those sold to the nations, according to the ability that <FI>is<Fi> in us, and ye also sell your brethren, and they have been sold to us!' and they are silent, and have not found a word.”
Nehemiah 5:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 5:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I said to them, We, according to our ability, have redeemed our brethren the Jews, who were sold to the nations; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? And they were silent and found no answer.”
Nehemiah 5:8 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 5:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And I said vnto them, We (according to our abilitie) haue redeemed our brethren the Iewes, which were solde vnto the heathen: and will you sell your brethren againe, or shall they be solde vnto vs? Then helde they their peace, and could not answere.”
Nehemiah 5:8 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 5:8 in Context — Nehemiah 5
6 Je fus très irrité lorsque j’entendis leurs plaintes et ces paroles-là.
7 Je résolus de faire des réprimandes aux grands et aux magistrats, et je leur dis: Quoi! Vous prêtez à intérêt à vos frères! Et je rassemblai autour d’eux une grande foule,
8 et je leur dis: Nous avons racheté selon notre pouvoir nos frères les Juifs vendus aux nations; et vous vendriez vous-mêmes vos frères, et c’est à nous qu’ils seraient vendus! Ils se turent, ne trouvant rien à répondre.
9 Puis je dis: Ce que vous faites n’est pas bien. Ne devriez-vous pas marcher dans la crainte de notre Dieu, pour n’être pas insultés par les nations nos ennemies?
10 Moi aussi, et mes frères et mes serviteurs, nous leur avons prêté de l’argent et du blé. Abandonnons ce qu’ils nous doivent!
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What Does Nehemiah 5:8 Mean?
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