Nehemiah 5:4
“There were also that said, Wee haue borrowed money for the kings tribute, and that vpon our lands and vineyards.”
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Nehemiah 5:4 Context
2For there were that said, We, our sonnes, and our daughters are many: therefore wee take vp corne for them, that we may eat, and liue. 3Some also there were that saide, We haue morgaged our landes, vineyards and houses, that we might buy corne, because of the dearth. 4There were also that said, Wee haue borrowed money for the kings tribute, and that vpon our lands and vineyards. 5Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and loe, wee bring into bondage our sonnes and our daughters, to bee seruants, and some of our daughters are brought vnto bondage already, neither is it in our power to redeeme them: for other men haue our lands and vineyards. 6¶ And I was very angry, when I heard their crie, and these words.
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There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, [and that upon] our lands and vineyards.
- King James Version
Also there were those who said, "We have borrowed money for the king's tax {on} our fields and our vineyards.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute `upon' our fields and our vineyards.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And there were others who said, We have given up our fields and our vine-gardens to get money for the king's taxes.
- Basic English Bible
And there were that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute upon our fields and vineyards;
- Darby Bible
There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.
- Webster's Bible
There were also some who said, "We have borrowed money for the king's tribute using our fields and our vineyards as collateral.
- World English Bible
And there are who are saying, `We have borrowed money for the tribute of the king, [on] our fields, and our vineyards;
- Youngs Literal Bible
There were also that said: 'We have borrowed money for the king's tribute upon our fields and our vineyards.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible