King James Version
Nehemiah 5:1 in the King James Version says “And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.” — study this verse from Nehemiah chapter 5 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.”
Nehemiah 5:1 · KJV
And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live.
Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“of the people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
“against their brethren”
H251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001])
“the Jews”
H3064a jehudite (i.e., judaite or jew), or descendant of jehudah (i.e., judah)
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