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International Standard Version
Still others were saying "We've borrowed money against our fields and vineyards to pay the king's taxes.
New American Standard Bible
Also there were those who said, “We have borrowed money
King James Version
There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.
Holman Bible
Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax
A Conservative Version
There were also who said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute [upon] our fields and our vineyards.
American Standard Version
There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute upon our fields and our vineyards.
Amplified
There were also others who were saying, “We have borrowed money on our fields and vineyards for the [Persian] king’s [heavy] tax.
Bible in Basic English
And there were others who said, We have given up our fields and our vine-gardens to get money for the king's taxes.
Darby Translation
And there were that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute upon our fields and vineyards;
Julia Smith Translation
And there are those saying, We borrowed silver for the king's tribute, our fields and our vineyards.
King James 2000
There were also those that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tax, and that upon our lands and vineyards.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And there were those who were saying, "We have borrowed money on our fields and our vineyards for the tax of the king.
Modern King James verseion
And some said, We have borrowed money on our lands and vineyards for the king's tax.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But some said, "Let us borrow money of the king's tribute for our lands and vineyards.
NET Bible
Then there were those who said, "We have borrowed money to pay our taxes to the king on our fields and our vineyards.
New Heart English Bible
There were also some who said, "We have borrowed money for the king's tribute using our fields and our vineyards as collateral.
The Emphasized Bible
And there were others who were saying, We have borrowed silver, for the king's tribute, - upon our lands and our vineyards.
Webster
There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.
World English Bible
There were also some who said, "We have borrowed money for the king's tribute using our fields and our vineyards as collateral.
Youngs Literal Translation
And there are who are saying, 'We have borrowed money for the tribute of the king, on our fields, and our vineyards;
Themes
Covetousness » Instances of » Some jews » In exacting usury from their brethren
Repentance » Instances of » The jews of the exile » Because of their oppressive usury
Servants » Slaves or bond » Persons unable to pay their debts liable to be sold as
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Nehemiah 5:4
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Context Readings
Nehemiah Deals With Strife
3 Others were saying, "We're having to mortgage our fields, our vineyards, and our homes so we can buy grain during this famine." 4 Still others were saying "We've borrowed money against our fields and vineyards to pay the king's taxes. 5 Now our bodies are no different than the bodies of our relatives, and our children are like their children. Nevertheless, we're about to force our sons and daughters into slavery, and some of our daughters are already in bondage. It's beyond our power to do anything about it, because our fields and vineyards belong to others."
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Cross References
Ezra 4:13
May the king be further advised that if this city is rebuilt and its walls erected, its citizens will refuse to pay tributes, taxes, and tariffs, thereby restricting royal revenues.
Ezra 4:20
Powerful kings have reigned over Jerusalem, including ruling over all lands beyond the Euphrates River. Furthermore, taxes, tribute, and tolls have been paid to them.
Deuteronomy 28:47-48
"Because you didn't serve the LORD your God joyfully and wholeheartedly, despite the abundance of everything you have,
Joshua 16:10
However, they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites live within the territory of Ephraim to this day, but they serve as forced laborers.
1 Kings 9:21
and whose descendants had survived them and continued to live in the land because the Israelis were unable to completely eliminate them, Solomon placed under conscripted labor, a situation that remains in effect to this day.
Ezra 7:24
Furthermore, we decree that with respect to any of the priests, descendants of Levi, singers, gatekeepers, Temple Servants, or other servants of this Temple of God, it is not to be lawful to impose any tribute, tax, or toll on them.
Nehemiah 9:37
But now its abundant produce belongs to the kings whom you placed over us because of our sin. They also have power over our bodies and our herds at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.