Nehemiah 5:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.”

Nehemiah 5:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Nehemiah 5:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Nehemiah 5:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brothers the Jews.”

Nehemiah 5:1 — World English Bible

Nehemiah 5:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.”

Nehemiah 5:1 — American Standard Version

Nehemiah 5:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And there is a great cry of the people and their wives, concerning their brethren the Jews,”

Nehemiah 5:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Nehemiah 5:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.”

Nehemiah 5:1 — Darby Translation

Nehemiah 5:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Nowe there was a great crie of the people, and of their wiues against their brethren the Iewes.”

Nehemiah 5:1 — Geneva Bible

Nehemiah 5:1 in Context — Nehemiah 5

1 And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.

2 For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live.

3 Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.

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What Does Nehemiah 5:1 Mean?

Nehemiah 5:1 is a verse from the Book of Nehemiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Nehemiah chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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