Nehemiah · נְחֶמְיָה

Nehemiah 5:8

וָאֹמְרָ֣ה לָהֶ֡ם אֲנַ֡חְנוּ קָנִ֡ינוּ אֶת אַחֵ֡ינוּ הַיְּהוּדִ֡ים הַנִּמְכָּרִ֡ים לַגּוֹיִ֡ם כְּדֵ֡י בָנוּ֩ וְגַם אַתֶּ֨ם תִּמְכְּר֤וּ אֶת אֲחֵיכֶם֙ וְנִמְכְּר֣וּ לָ֔נוּ וַיַּחֲרִ֔ישׁוּ וְלֹ֥א מָצְא֖וּ דָּבָֽר׃
vaʾomrah lahem ʾanaḥnv qaniynv ʾet ʾaḥeynv hayhvdiym hanimkariym lagvoyim kdey banv vgam ʾatem timkrv ʾet ʾaḥeykem vnimkrv lanv vayaḥariyshv vloʾ maṣʾv dabar
King James Version (KJV)

And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.

Modern English

And I said to them: We, as far as we are able, have bought back our Jewish brothers who have been sold to the nations, but you even sell your brothers that they may be sold to us! They were silent and could not find a word to say.

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