Nehemiah · נְחֶמְיָה

Nehemiah 5:12

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ נָשִׁ֣יב וּמֵהֶ֡ם לֹ֡א נְבַקֵּ֡שׁ כֵּ֡ן נַעֲשֶׂ֡ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר אַתָּ֡ה אוֹמֵ֡ר וָאֶקְרָ֡א אֶת הַכֹּהֲנִ֡ים וָאַשְׁבִּ֡יעֵם לַעֲשׂ֡וֹת כַּדָּבָ֡ר הַזֶּֽה׃
vayoʾmrv nashiyb vmehem loʾ nbaqesh ken naʿasheh kaʾasher ʾatah ʾvomer vaʾeqraʾ ʾet hakohaniym vaʾashbiyʿem laʿasvot kadabar hazeh
King James Version (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.

Modern English

Then they said: We will restore these and require nothing from them. We will do as you say. And I called the priests and made them swear to do as they had promised.

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