Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren: and our children as their children. Behold we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters, and some of our daughters are bondwomen already, neither have we wherewith to redeem them, and our fields and our vineyards other men possess. our flesh Genesis 37:27 It is better that he be sold to the Ismaelites, and that our hands be not defiled: for he is our brother and our flesh. His brethren agreed to his words. Isaiah 58:7 Deal thy bread to the hungry, and bring the needy and the harbourless into thy house: when thou shalt see one naked, cover him, and despise not thy own flesh. James 2:5,6 Hearken, my dearest brethren: Hath not God chosen the poor in this world, rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which God hath promised to them that love him? . . . we Exodus 21:1-11 These are the judgments which thou shalt set before them. . . . Leviticus 25:39-43 If thy brother constrained by poverty, sell himself to thee: thou shalt not oppress him with the service of bondservants. . . . 2 Kings 4:1 Now a certain woman of the wives of the prophets, cried to Eliseus, saying: Thy servant, my husband, is dead, and thou knowest that thy servant was one that feared God, and behold the creditor is come to take away my two sons to serve him. Matthew 18:25 And as he had not wherewith to pay it, his lord commanded that he should be sold, and his wife and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. Context Nehemiah Defends the Oppressed…4And others said: Let us borrow money for the king's tribute, and let us give up our fields and vineyards: 5And now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren: and our children as their children. Behold we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters, and some of our daughters are bondwomen already, neither have we wherewith to redeem them, and our fields and our vineyards other men possess.6And I was exceedingly angry when I heard their cry according to these words.… Cross References Matthew 18:25 And as he had not wherewith to pay it, his lord commanded that he should be sold, and his wife and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. Genesis 37:27 It is better that he be sold to the Ismaelites, and that our hands be not defiled: for he is our brother and our flesh. His brethren agreed to his words. Exodus 21:7 If any man sell his daughter to be a servant, she shall not go out as bondwomen are wont to go out. Leviticus 25:39 If thy brother constrained by poverty, sell himself to thee: thou shalt not oppress him with the service of bondservants. Isaiah 50:1 Thus saith the Lord: What is this bill of the divorce of your mother, with which I have put her away? or who is my creditor, to whom I sold you: behold you are sold for your iniquities, and for your wicked deeds have I put your mother away. Lexicon We and our childrenכִּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם (kiḇ·nê·hem) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son are just like our countrymen אַחֵ֙ינוּ֙ (’a·ḥê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 251: A brother, ) and their children, בָּנֵ֑ינוּ (bā·nê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son yet we אֲנַ֣חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū) Pronoun - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 587: We are subjecting כֹ֠בְשִׁים (ḵō·ḇə·šîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3533: To subdue, bring into bondage our sons בָּנֵ֨ינוּ (bā·nê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son and daughters בְּנֹתֵ֜ינוּ (bə·nō·ṯê·nū) Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 1323: A daughter to slavery. לַעֲבָדִ֗ים (la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5650: Slave, servant Some of וְיֵ֨שׁ (wə·yêš) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3426: Being, substance, existence, is our daughters מִבְּנֹתֵ֤ינוּ (mib·bə·nō·ṯê·nū) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 1323: A daughter are already enslaved, נִכְבָּשׁוֹת֙ (niḵ·bā·šō·wṯ) Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 3533: To subdue, bring into bondage but we are powerless [to redeem them] וְאֵ֣ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's Hebrew 369: A non-entity, a negative particle because our fields וּשְׂדֹתֵ֥ינוּ (ū·śə·ḏō·ṯê·nū) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 7704: Field, land and vineyards וּכְרָמֵ֖ינוּ (ū·ḵə·rā·mê·nū) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 3754: A garden, vineyard belong to others.” לַאֲחֵרִֽים׃ (la·’ă·ḥê·rîm) Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 312: Hinder, next, other Additional Translations We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brothers, our children as their children: and, see, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought to bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have 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 into bondage already : neither is it in our power to help it; for other men have our fields and our vineyards. And now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children are as their children: yet, behold, we are reducing our sons and our daughters to slavery, and some of our daughters are enslaved: and there is no power of our hands, for our fields and our vineyards belong to the nobles. yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children; and behold, we must bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought into bondage [already]; neither is it in the power of our hand [to redeem them], for other men have our fields and our 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 into bondage already: neither is it in our power to help it; for other men have our fields and our 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 to bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards. Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brothers, our children as their children. Behold, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters have been brought into bondage. Neither is it in our power to help it; for other men have our fields and our vineyards." and now, as the flesh of our brethren is our flesh, as their sons are our sons, and lo, we are subduing our sons and our daughters for servants, and there are of our daughters subdued, and our hand hath no might, and our fields and our vineyards are to others.' 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