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Nehemiah

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I said to them, "We according to our ability have redeemed our Jewish brothers who were sold to the nations; now would you even sell your brothers that they may be sold to us?" Then they were silent and could not find a word to say.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
I said to utter, say Verb H559 וָאֹמְרָ֣ה va·'o·me·rah
to them, "We according to our ability sufficiency, enough Prepostion H1767 כְּדֵ֣י ke·dei
have redeemed to get, acquire Verb H7069 קָ֠נִינוּ ka·ni·nu
our Jewish Jewish Noun H3064 הַיְּהוּדִ֜ים haiy·hu·dim
brothers a brother Noun H251 אַחֵ֨ינוּ a·chei·nu
who were sold to sell Verb H4376 הַנִּמְכָּרִ֤ים han·nim·ka·rim
to the nations; nation, people Noun H1471 לַגֹּויִם֙ lag·go·v·yim
now would you even also, moreover, yea Adverb H1571 וְגַם־ ve·gam-
sell to sell Verb H4376 תִּמְכְּר֥וּ tim·ke·ru
your brothers a brother Noun H251 אֲחֵיכֶ֖ם a·chei·chem
that they may be sold to sell Verb H4376 וְנִמְכְּרוּ־ ve·nim·ke·ru-
to us?" Then they were silent to be silent, dumb, speechless, or deaf Verb H2790 וַֽיַּחֲרִ֔ישׁוּ vai·ya·cha·ri·shu,
and could not find to attain to, find Verb H4672 מָצְא֖וּ ma·tze·'u
a word speech, word Noun H1697    
[to say].      

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New American Standard Bible 1995 I said to them, "We according to our ability have redeemed our Jewish brothers who were sold to the nations; now would you even sell your brothers that they may be sold to us?" Then they were silent and could not find a word to say.
King James Bible And I said to unto them, "We according to We after our ability have redeemed our Jewish brothers who brethren the Jews, which were sold to unto the nations; now would you heathen; and will ye even sell your brothers that brethren? or shall they may be sold to us?" unto us? Then held they were silent their peace, and could not find a word found nothing to say.answer.
Hebrew Greek English I said to them, "We according to our ability have redeemed our Jewish brothers who were sold to the nations; now would you even sell your brothers that they may be sold to us?" Then they were silent and could not find a word to say.