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Nehemiah 5:11

5:11

return <07725> [Restore.]

fields <07704> [their lands.]

interest <03967> [the hundredth.]

This was probably the rate of interest which they obliged their poor debtors to pay each month, which would amount to about 12 per cent. Another author states that this is the lowest rate of interest in Syria: the usual rate is 20; and it is sometimes as high as 30 per cent.


Nehemiah 8:15

8:15

make a proclamation <08085> [And that.]

Jerusalem <03389> [in Jerusalem.]

hill country <02022> [the mount.]

bring back <0935> [fetch.]

olive <02132> [olive.]

date palms <08558> [palm.]


Nehemiah 9:25

9:25

fortified <01219> [strong.]

fertile land <0127 08082> [a fat land.]

wells <0953> [wells. or, cisterns. fruit trees. Heb. trees of food. did eat.]

fat <08080> [and became fat.]

They became effeminate, fell under the power of luxury, got totally corrupted in their manners, sinned against all the mercies of God, and then were destroyed by His judgments.

enjoyed <05727> [delighted.]




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