OLD TESTAMENT

Nehemiah 5:4

The Holy Bible · English

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There were also some who said, “We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute using our fields and our vineyards as collateral.

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EXPLANATION

Verse 4. Let us. Septuagint Mont. “We have borrowed” on usury, contrary to Exodus 22:25. The Jews were still obliged to pay tribute.