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Nehemiah 5:8

King James Version (KJV)

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Nehemiah 5:8

Verse 8 of 19

Scripture focus

And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing [to answer].

Nehemiah 5:8 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Nehemiah 5:8

Theological / Devotional

We after our ability. The “we” may refer either to those who returned more recently in contrast to those who had returned earlier, or to Nehemiah and his relatives in contrast to the rich oppressors. The latter is probably intended. Nehemiah’s words imply that he and similarly minded men had purchased Jews held in servitude by foreigners, and had set them free. This he had done as his means permitted.

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