Nehemiah 5:4-6
Young's Literal Translation
4 And there are who are saying, `We have borrowed money for the tribute of the king, [on] our fields, and our vineyards;
5 and now, as the flesh of our brethren [is] our flesh, as their sons [are] our sons, and lo, we are subduing our sons and our daughters for servants, and there are of our daughters subdued, and our hand hath no might, and our fields and our vineyards [are] to others.'
6 And it is very displeasing to me when I have heard their cry and these words,
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Nehemiah 5:4-6
King James Version
4 There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.
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.
6 And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.
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