10I and my brothers and my men are also lending the people money and grain. But let the exacting of usury stop!


In Context

7 I pondered them in my mind and then accused the nobles and officials. I told them, "You are exacting usury from your own countrymen!" So I called together a large meeting to deal with them

8 and said: "As far as possible, we have bought back our Jewish brothers who were sold to the Gentiles. Now you are selling your brothers, only for them to be sold back to us!" They kept quiet, because they could find nothing to say.

9 So I continued, "What you are doing is not right. Shouldn't you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our Gentile enemies?

10 I and my brothers and my men are also lending the people money and grain. But let the exacting of usury stop!

11 Give back to them immediately their fields, vineyards, olive groves and houses, and also the usury you are charging them-the hundredth part of the money, grain, new wine and oil."

12 "We will give it back," they said. "And we will not demand anything more from them. We will do as you say." Then I summoned the priests and made the nobles and officials take an oath to do what they had promised.

Nehemiah 5:10 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:10I likewise, [and] my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:10Both I and my brethren, and my servants, have lent money and corn to many: let us all agree not to call for it again; let us forgive the debt that is owing to us.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:10And I likewise, my brethren and my servants, do lend them money and grain. I pray you, let us leave off this usury.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:10I also, my brethren and my servants, we might exact usury of them, money and corn. I pray you, let us leave off this usury.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:10And I likewise, my brethren and my servants, do lend them money and corn on usury. I pray you, let us leave off this usury.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:10I likewise, my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:10I likewise, my brothers and my servants, lend them money and grain. Please let us stop this usury.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:10And also, I, my brethren, and my servants, are exacting of them silver and corn; let us leave off, I pray you, this usury.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:10I likewise, and my brothers, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.