Nehemiah 5:10 Parallel Translations

My brothers, my servants, and I are lending money and grain to the poor. But we must stop charging them interest.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.

ASV:

And I likewise, my brethren and my servants, do lend them money and grain. I pray you, let us leave off this usury.

BBE:

Even I and my servants have been taking interest for the money and the grain we have let them have. So now, let us give up this thing.

DBY:

I also, my brethren and my servants, we might exact usury of them, money and corn. I pray you, let us leave off this usury.

ERV:

And I likewise, my brethren and my servants, do lend them money and corn on usury. I pray you, let us leave off this usury.

JPS:

And I likewise, my brethren and my servants, have lent them money and corn. I pray you, let us leave off this exaction.

WBS:

I likewise, my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.

WEB:

I likewise, my brothers and my servants, do lend them money and grain. Please let us leave off this usury.

YLT:

And also, I, my brethren, and my servants, are exacting of them silver and corn; let us leave off, I pray you, this usury.

Nehemiah 5:10 Cross References

XREF:

Nehemiah 5:9 Again I said, "The thing which you are doing is not good; should you not walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies?

Nehemiah 5:11 "Please, give back to them this very day their fields, their vineyards, their olive groves and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money and of the grain, the new wine and the oil that you are exacting from them." (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

WES:

5:10 Brethren - In office; these who are employed with me in the government of this people. Servants - In my name, and for my use. Exact - As a just recompense for our pains and care for the publick good, to which we wholly devote ourselves, even to the neglect of all our private concerns. But I freely remit my own right, and therefore you also ought to do so, seeing I lay no burden upon you, but what I am willing to bear a part of upon my own shoulders.

MHC:

5:6-13 Nehemiah knew that, if he built Jerusalem's walls ever so high, so thick, or so strong, the city could not be safe while there were abuses. The right way to reform men's lives, is to convince their consciences. If you walk in the fear of God, you will not be either covetous of worldly gain, or cruel toward your brethren. Nothing exposes religion more to reproach, than the worldliness and hard-heartedness of the professors of it. Those that rigorously insist upon their right, with a very ill grace try to persuade others to give up theirs. In reasoning with selfish people, it is good to contrast their conduct with that of others who are liberal; but it is best to point to His example, who though he was rich, yet for our sakes became poor, that we, through his poverty, might be rich, 2Co 8:9. They did according to promise. Good promises are good things, but good performances are better.

CONC:

Brethren Brothers Corn Exact Exacting Exaction Grain Interest Leave Lend Lending Lent Likewise Money Moreover Please Servants Silver Stop Taking Usury

Corn Exact Exacting Exaction Grain Interest Lent Likewise Money Moreover Please Servants Silver Stop Usury

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