37 lines
1.5 KiB
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37 lines
1.5 KiB
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# Then they said
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Here "they" refers to the Jewish leaders.
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# We will return what we took from them
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The Jewish leaders are saying they will return the money which the poorer Jews paid in interest charges.
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# made them swear
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Here the word "them" refers to the Jewish leaders.
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# Then I called
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"I" refers to Nehemiah.
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# I shook out the fold of my robe
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"I shook out the pockets of my robe." Many times in the Old Testament, oaths were physically demonstrated as a witness to what was promised. Nehemiah is demonstrating to the Jewish leaders what will happen if they break the promise they had made. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
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# So may God shake out of his house ... So may he be shaken out and emptied
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Here Nehemiah speaks of God taking away all of a man's possessions as if God were shaking him out of his home and possessions like Nehemiah shook out his robe. AT: "So may God take away from every man who does not keep his promise all of his possessions and his home like I have taken everything out of the fold of my robe" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/priest]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/oath]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/promise]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/robe]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/possess]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/promise]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/assembly]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/amen]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/praise]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]] |