Nehemiah 5:3⥂
_KJV:
[Some] also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.
_BSB:
Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to get grain during the famine.”
_Hebrew:
וְיֵשׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֹמְרִ֔ים שְׂדֹתֵ֛ינוּ וּכְרָמֵ֥ינוּ וּבָתֵּ֖ינוּ אֲנַ֣חְנוּ עֹרְבִ֑ים וְנִקְחָ֥ה דָגָ֖ן בָּרָעָֽב׃
_LXX:
Greek Text
_Topics:
BORROWING • COUNTRY • COVETOUSNESS • CREDITOR • DEBT • DEBTOR • HOMESTEAD • HOUSE • INTEREST • LAND • LENDING • MORTGAGE • POOR • REPENTANCE • RICH, THE • TAX • USURY