Berean Standard Bible

“About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews.”

Nehemiah 5:1

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While the wall is being rebuilt, a great outcry rises from the poor. The people are hungry and in debt, and they raise their voice against their fellow Jews.

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Nehemiah 5:2Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous. We must get grain in order to eat and stay alive.”
Exodus 22:25If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest.
James 5:4Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews.

World English Bible (WEB)

Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brothers the Jews.

King James Version (KJV)

And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their countrymen the Jews.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

ENTONCES fué grande el clamor del pueblo y de sus mujeres contra los Judíos sus hermanos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Hubo en esos días una gran protesta de las familias del pueblo contra algunos judíos ricos que estaban abusando de ellos.

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