Nehemiah · נְחֶמְיָה

Nehemiah 5:3

וְיֵ֣שׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֹמְרִ֗ים שְׂדֹתֵ֛ינוּ וּכְרָמֵ֥ינוּ וּבָתֵּ֖ינוּ אֲנַ֣חְנוּ עֹרְבִ֑ים וְנִקְחָ֥ה דָגָ֖ן בָּרָעָֽב׃
vyesh ʾasher ʾomriym shdoteynv vkrameynv vbateynv ʾanaḥnv ʿorbiym vniqḥah dagan baraʿab
King James Version (KJV)

Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.

Modern English

There were also those who said: We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our houses to get grain because of the famine.

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