Nehemiah 5:8

5:8 I said to them, “To the extent possible we have bought back our fellow Jews ¹  who had been sold to the Gentiles. But now you yourselves want to sell your own countrymen, ²  so that we can then buy them back!” They were utterly silent, and could find nothing to say.

Nehemiah 5:12

5:12 They replied, “We will return these things, ³  and we will no longer demand anything from them. We will do just as you say.” Then I called the priests and made the wealthy and the officials ⁴  swear to do what had been promised. ⁵ 

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¹ tn Heb “our brothers, the Jews.”

² tn Heb “your brothers.”

³ tn The words “these things” are not included in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “took an oath from them”; the referents (the wealthy and the officials, cf. v. 7) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Heb “according to this word.”