1Now the men and their wives raised a great outcry against their Jewish brothers.


In Context

1 Now the men and their wives raised a great outcry against their Jewish brothers.

2 Some were saying, "We and our sons and daughters are numerous; in order for us to eat and stay alive, we must get grain."

3 Others were saying, "We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards and our homes to get grain during the famine."

Nehemiah 5:1 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:1And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:1Now there was a great cry of the people, and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:1Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:1And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:1And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:1Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:1Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brothers the Jews.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:1And there is a great cry of the people and their wives, concerning their brethren the Jews,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:1And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brothers the Jews.