Nehemiah 10:31

“and as for the peoples of the land who bring the merchandise and any grain on the day of the Sabbath to sell, we will not take anything from them on the Sabbath or on a holy day; and we will leave the seventh year and the loan of every hand.”

Nehemiah 10:31 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nehemiah 10:31, word by word

and as for the peoplesעַמֵּיame

people

A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.

Where else “ame” appears
of the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “arets” appears
who bringמְבִיאִיםmeviim

bring

To bring something or someone.

Where else “meviim” appears
the merchandiseמַּקָּחוֹתmakachot

merchandise, wares

Merchandise: what is brought to be sold.

Where else “makachot” appears
grainשֶׁבֶרshever

grain

Grain bought or sold.

Where else “shever” appears
on the dayיוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” appears
of the Sabbathשַּׁבָּתshabat

Sabbath

The seventh day, set apart for YHWH, for rest.

Where else “shabat” appears
to sellמְכּוֹרmekor

sell

To give something or someone to another in exchange for payment.

Where else “mekor” appears
take anythingנִקַּחnikach

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

Where else “nikach” appears
on a holyקֹדֶשׁkodesh

holy thing

Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.

Where else “kodesh” appears
and we will leaveנִטֹּשׁnitosh

abandon

To turn away from someone or something and leave it behind.

Where else “nitosh” appears
the seventhשְּׁבִיעִיתsheviit

seventh

Seventh.

Where else “sheviit” appears
yearשָּׁנָהshana

year

Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.

Where else “shana” appears
and the loanמַשָּׁאmasha

loan, interest

Loan at interest: what is lent demanding something more in return; the burden of a debt.

Where else “masha” appears
handיָדyad

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

Where else “yad” appears

Translation note

“We will leave the seventh year”: to let the land rest that year (Exodus 23:11). “The loan of every hand”: to forgive that year what each one had lent (Deuteronomy 15:2).

The context

30and that we will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land, and their daughters we will not take for our sons;

31 · This verse (above)

32And we laid on ourselves commandments, to put on ourselves the third of a shekel a year for the service of the house of our Elohim:

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