Nehemiah 5:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.”
Nehemiah 5:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 5:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 5:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then they said, “We will restore them, and will require nothing of them. We will do so, even as you say.” Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they would do according to this promise.”
Nehemiah 5:12 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 5:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do, even as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they would do according to this promise. ”
Nehemiah 5:12 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 5:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And they say, `We give back, and of them we seek nothing; so we do as thou art saying.' And I call the priests, and cause them to swear to do according to this thing;”
Nehemiah 5:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 5:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they said, We will restore [them], and will require nothing of them; so will we do, as thou hast said. And I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise. ”
Nehemiah 5:12 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 5:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then said they, We will restore it, and will not require it of them: we will doe as thou hast said. Then I called the Priestes, and caused them to sweare, that they shoulde doe according to this promise.”
Nehemiah 5:12 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 5:12 in Context — Nehemiah 5
10 I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.
11 Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them.
12 Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.
13 Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the Lord. And the people did according to this promise.
14 Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.
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What Does Nehemiah 5:12 Mean?
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