Nehemiah 5:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.”
Nehemiah 5:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 5:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 5:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“There were also some who said, “We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute using our fields and our vineyards as collateral.”
Nehemiah 5:4 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 5:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute upon our fields and our vineyards. ”
Nehemiah 5:4 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 5:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And there are who are saying, `We have borrowed money for the tribute of the king, <FI>on<Fi> our fields, and our vineyards;”
Nehemiah 5:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 5:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And there were that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute upon our fields and vineyards; ”
Nehemiah 5:4 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 5:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“There were also that said, We haue borowed money for the Kings tribute vpon our landes and our vineyardes.”
Nehemiah 5:4 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 5:4 in Context — Nehemiah 5
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.
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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What Does Nehemiah 5:4 Mean?
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