Nehemiah 10:31 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day: and that we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.”

Nehemiah 10:31 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Nehemiah 10:31 in 6 Bible Translations

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Nehemiah 10:31 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“and if the peoples of the land bring wares or any grain on the Sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy from them on the Sabbath, or on a holy day; and that we would forego the seventh year crops and the exaction of every debt.”

Nehemiah 10:31 — World English Bible

Nehemiah 10:31 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and if the peoples of the land bring wares or any grain on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy of them on the sabbath, or on a holy day; and that we would forego the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt. ”

Nehemiah 10:31 — American Standard Version

Nehemiah 10:31 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the peoples of the land who are bringing in the wares and any corn on the sabbath-day to sell, we receive not of them on the sabbath, and on a holy day, and we leave the seventh year, and usury on every hand.”

Nehemiah 10:31 — Young's Literal Translation

Nehemiah 10:31 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and that if the peoples of the land brought wares or any grain on the sabbath day to sell, we would not take it of them on the sabbath, or on [any] holy day; and that we would leave [the land uncultivated] the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt. ”

Nehemiah 10:31 — Darby Translation

Nehemiah 10:31 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And if the people of the lande brought ware on the Sabbath, or any vitailes to sell, that we would not take it of them on the Sabbath and on the holy dayes: and that we would let the seuenth yeere be free, and the debtes of euery person.”

Nehemiah 10:31 — Geneva Bible

Nehemiah 10:31 in Context — Nehemiah 10

29 They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;

30 And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:

31 And if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day: and that we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.

32 Also we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God;

33 For the shewbread, and for the continual meat offering, and for the continual burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make an atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.

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What Does Nehemiah 10:31 Mean?

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