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תִּמְכְּר֥וּare sellingtim·kə·rū
אֶת־-’eṯ-
אֲחֵיכֶ֖ם your own brothers , ’ă·ḥê·ḵem
וְנִמְכְּרוּ־that they may be sold backwə·nim·kə·rū-
לָ֑נוּto us ! ”lā·nū
וַֽיַּחֲרִ֔ישׁוּ But they remained silent , way·ya·ḥă·rî·šū
מָצְא֖וּfor they could findmā·ṣə·’ū
וְלֹ֥אnothingwə·lō
דָּבָֽר׃סto say .dā·ḇār
Nehemiah 5:9וַיֹּאמֶר So I continued , way·yō·mɛr
אֲשֶׁר־“ What’ă·šer-
אַתֶּ֣םyou’at·tem
עֹשִׂ֑יםare doing‘ō·śîm
לֹא־is notlō-
ט֥וֹבright .ṭō·wḇ
הַדָּבָ֖ר. . .had·dā·ḇār
הֲל֞וֹאShouldn’thă·lō·w
תֵּלֵ֔כוּyou walktê·lê·ḵū
בְּיִרְאַ֤תin the fearbə·yir·’aṯ
אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙of our God’ĕ·lō·hê·nū
מֵחֶרְפַּ֖תto avoid the reproachmê·ḥer·paṯ
הַגּוֹיִ֥םof our foreignhag·gō·w·yim
אוֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃enemies ?’ō·wy·ḇê·nū
Nehemiah 5:10אֲנִי֙ I , ’ă·nî
וְגַם־as well aswə·ḡam-
אַחַ֣יmy brothers’a·ḥay
וּנְעָרַ֔י and my servants , ū·nə·‘ā·ray
נֹשִׁ֥יםhave been lendingnō·šîm
בָּהֶ֖ם[the people]bā·hem
כֶּ֣סֶףmoneyke·sep̄
וְדָגָ֑ןand grain .wə·ḏā·ḡān
נָּ֖א Please ,
אֶת־-’eṯ-
נַֽעַזְבָה־let us stopna·‘az·ḇāh-
הַזֶּֽה׃thishaz·zeh
הַמַּשָּׁ֥אusury .ham·maš·šā
Nehemiah 5:11נָ֨אPlease
הָשִׁיבוּ֩restorehā·šî·ḇū
לָהֶ֜םto themlā·hem
כְּהַיּ֗וֹםimmediatelykə·hay·yō·wm
שְׂדֹתֵיהֶ֛ם their fields , śə·ḏō·ṯê·hem
כַּרְמֵיהֶ֥ם vineyards , kar·mê·hem
זֵיתֵיהֶ֖ם olive groves , zê·ṯê·hem
וּבָתֵּיהֶ֑ם and houses , ū·ḇāt·tê·hem
וּמְאַ֨תalong with the percentageū·mə·’aṯ
הַכֶּ֤סֶף of the money , hak·ke·sep̄
וְהַדָּגָן֙ grain , wə·had·dā·ḡān
הַתִּיר֣וֹשׁ new wine , hat·tî·rō·wōš
וְהַיִּצְהָ֔רand oilwə·hay·yiṣ·hār
אֲשֶׁ֥רthat’ă·šer
אַתֶּ֖םyou’at·tem
נֹשִׁ֥יםhave been assessingnō·šîm
בָּהֶֽם׃them . ”bā·hem
Nehemiah 5:12נָשִׁ֗יב “ We will restore [it] , ” nā·šîḇ
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ they replied , way·yō·mə·rū
נְבַקֵּ֔שׁ“ and will requirenə·ḇaq·qêš
כֵּ֣ן. . .kên
לֹ֣אnothing
וּמֵהֶם֙more from them .ū·mê·hem
נַעֲשֶׂ֔הWe will dona·‘ă·śeh
כַּאֲשֶׁ֖רaska·’ă·šer
אַתָּ֣הyou’at·tāh
אוֹמֵ֑רsay . ”’ō·w·mêr
וָאֶקְרָא֙So I summonedwā·’eq·rā
אֶת־-’eṯ-
הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםthe priestshak·kō·hă·nîm
וָֽאַשְׁבִּיעֵ֔םand required [of the nobles and officials] an oath that theywā·’aš·bî·‘êm
לַעֲשׂ֖וֹתwould dola·‘ă·śō·wṯ
כַּדָּבָ֥רwhat they had promisedkad·dā·ḇār
הַזֶּֽה׃. . . .haz·zeh
Nehemiah 5:13גַּם־I alsogam-
נָעַ֗רְתִּיshook outnā·‘ar·tî
חָצְנִ֣יthe folds of my robeḥā·ṣə·nî
וָֽאֹמְרָ֡ה and said , wā·’ō·mə·rāh
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֟ים“ May Godhā·’ĕ·lō·hîm
אֶת־-’eṯ-
כָּ֣כָהlikewisekā·ḵāh
יְנַעֵ֪רshakeyə·na·‘êr
מִבֵּיתוֹ֙out of His housemib·bê·ṯōw
וּמִ֣יגִיע֔וֹand possessionū·mî·ḡî·‘ōw
וְכָ֛כָה. . .wə·ḵā·ḵāh
כָּל־everykāl-
הָאִישׁ֩manhā·’îš
אֲשֶׁ֨רwho’ă·šer
לֹֽא־does notlō-