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 8:10

8:10 He said to them, “Go and eat delicacies and drink sweet drinks and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared. For this day is holy to our Lord. ³  Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

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¹ tn Heb “our brothers, the Jews.”

² tn Heb “your brothers.”

³ tn The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).