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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.

KJV

Et erant qui dicerent : Agros nostros, et vineas, et domus nostras opponamus, et accipiamus frumentum in fame.

Vulgate

καὶ εἰσίν τινες λέγοντες Ἀγροὶ ἡμῶν καὶ ἀμπελῶνες ἡμῶν καὶ οἰκίαι ἡμῶν, ἡμεῖς διεγγυῶμεν· καὶ λημψόμεθα σῖτον καὶ φαγόμεθα.

LXX

Some also there were that said, We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses: let us get grain, because of the dearth.

ASV

וְ/יֵשׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֹמְרִ֔ים שְׂדֹתֵ֛י/נוּ וּ/כְרָמֵ֥י/נוּ וּ/בָתֵּ֖י/נוּ אֲנַ֣חְנוּ עֹרְבִ֑ים וְ/נִקְחָ֥ה דָגָ֖ן בָּ/רָעָֽב

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲנַ֣חְנוּ
'nchnv
pronoun · 120×
אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
דָּגָן֙
dgn
noun · 38×
י
y
noun · 92×
יֶשׁ
ysh
pronoun · 137×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
עָ֣רַב
'rb
verb · 23×
רָעָ֖ב
r'b
noun · 101×
שָּׂדֶ֔ה
shdh
noun · 334×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Lev 25:35 — And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.
  • Mal 3:8 — Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.