The Meaning of Nehemiah 5:10 Explained

Nehemiah 5:10

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

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

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

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

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Nehemiah 5:10?

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What is the context of Nehemiah 5:10?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Nehemiah 5:10 Mean?

Context Summary

Nehemiah 5:1-19 - Securing Justice For The Poor

The prospects of the poor people among the returned exiles were deplorable. There had been deficient rains and poor harvests, Haggai 1:6-11. They had mortgaged their lands to their richer brethren, and had even sold their children to pay the royal taxes and procure means of subsistence. The rich had taken advantage of their necessities, oppressing them with grievous exactions and heavy usury. When Nehemiah heard of it, he seems to have withstood the wrong with strenuous protest, depending on his God for support. And, in a great assembly, he carried the day against selfishness and greed. There is nothing here to condemn mortgage, or interest in themselves. Each is a legitimate method of trade, except when undue advantage is taken of a brother's necessities. The Nehemiah 5:14-19 were evidently added at a subsequent period to the rest of the chapter, and relate the habits of Nehemiah's administration. How full is this book of ejaculatory prayer! Even from his writing-table, this true-hearted man would lift up his eyes to God. [source]

Chapter Summary: Nehemiah 5

¹ The Jews complain of their debt, mortgage, and bondage
⁶ Nehemiah rebukes the usurers, and causes them to make a covenant of restitution
¹⁴ He forbears his own allowance, and keeps hospitality

What do the individual words in Nehemiah 5:10 mean?

and also I [with] my brothers and my servants am lending them money and grain Let us stop please - usury this

וְגַם־ אֲנִי֙ אַחַ֣י וּנְעָרַ֔י נֹשִׁ֥ים בָּהֶ֖ם כֶּ֣סֶף וְדָגָ֑ן נַֽעַזְבָה־ נָּ֖א אֶת־ הַמַּשָּׁ֥א הַזֶּֽה

וְגַם־	and also
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction Root: גַּם Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
אַחַ֣י	[with] my brothers
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular Root: אָח Sense: brother.
וּנְעָרַ֔י	and my servants
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular Root: נַעַר Sense: a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer.
נֹשִׁ֥ים	am lending
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural Root: נָשָׁא Sense: to lend, be a creditor.
כֶּ֣סֶף	money
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: כֶּסֶף Sense: silver, money.
וְדָגָ֑ן	and grain
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּגָן Sense: wheat, cereal, grain, corn.
נַֽעַזְבָה־	Let us stop
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect Cohortative, first person common plural Root: עָזַב Sense: to leave, loose, forsake.
נָּ֖א	please
Parse: Interjection Root: נָא Sense: I (we) pray, now, please.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַמַּשָּׁ֥א	usury
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מַשָּׁא Sense: lending on interest, usury.
הַזֶּֽה	this
Parse: Article, Pronoun, masculine singular Root: זֶה Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.

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