King James Version
Nehemiah 5:6 in the King James Version says “And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.” — study this verse from Nehemiah chapter 5 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.”
Nehemiah 5:6 · KJV
There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.
Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.
And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.
Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them. I consulted: Heb. my heart consulted in me
And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.
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“angry”
H2734to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy
“And I was very”
H3966properly, vehemence, i.e., (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“when I heard”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“and these words”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
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