Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 559 [e] וָאֹמְרָ֣ה wā-’ō-mə-rāh and I said Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs | 3fs [e] לָהֶ֗ם lā-hem to them Prep-l | 3mp 587 [e] אֲנַ֣חְנוּ ’ă-naḥ-nū We Pro-1cp 7069 [e] קָ֠נִינוּ qā-nî-nū have redeemed V-Qal-Perf-1cp 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 251 [e] אַחֵ֨ינוּ ’a-ḥê-nū our brothers N-mpc | 1cp 3064 [e] הַיְּהוּדִ֜ים hay-yə-hū-ḏîm the Jews Art | N-proper-mp 4376 [e] הַנִּמְכָּרִ֤ים han-nim-kā-rîm who were sold Art | V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mp 1471 [e] לַגּוֹיִם֙ lag-gō-w-yim to the nations Prep-l, Art | N-mp 1767 [e] כְּדֵ֣י kə-ḏê according to the ability Prep-k | N-msc [e] בָ֔נוּ ḇā-nū of us Prep-b | 1cp 1571 [e] וְגַם־ wə-ḡam- And indeed Conj 859 [e] אַתֶּ֛ם ’at-tem you⁺ Pro-2mp 4376 [e] תִּמְכְּר֥וּ tim-kə-rū are selling V-Qal-Imperf-2mp 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 251 [e] אֲחֵיכֶ֖ם ’ă-ḥê-ḵem your⁺ brothers N-mpc | 2mp 4376 [e] וְנִמְכְּרוּ־ wə-nim-kə-rū- that they may be sold back Conj-w | V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3cp [e] לָ֑נוּ lā-nū to us Prep-l | 1cp 2790 [e] וַֽיַּחֲרִ֔ישׁוּ way-ya-ḥă-rî-šū And they were silenced Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp 3808 [e] וְלֹ֥א wə-lō and not Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt 4672 [e] מָצְא֖וּ mā-ṣə-’ū they found V-Qal-Perf-3cp 1697 [e] דָּבָֽר׃ס dā-ḇār a word N-ms

Berean Study Bible
and said, “We have done our best to buy back our Jewish brothers who were sold to foreigners, but now you are selling your own brothers, that they may be sold back to us!” But they remained silent, for they could find nothing to say.

Young's Literal Translation
and say to them, ‘We have acquired our brethren the Jews, those sold to the nations, according to the ability that [is] in us, and ye also sell your brethren, and they have been sold to us!’ and they are silent, and have not found a word.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and said, “ We have done our best to buy back our Jewish countrymen who were sold to foreigners, but now you sell your own countrymen, and we have to buy them back.” They remained silent and could not say a word.

New American Standard Bible
I said to them, "We according to our ability have redeemed our Jewish brothers who were sold to the nations; now would you even sell your brothers that they may be sold to us?" Then they were silent and could not find a word [to say].

King James Bible
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]. Nehemiah 5:8 • Nehemiah 5:8 NIV • Nehemiah 5:8 NLT • Nehemiah 5:8 ESV • Nehemiah 5:8 NASB • Nehemiah 5:8 KJV • Nehemiah 5:8 Biblia Paralela • Nehemiah 5:8 Chinese Bible • Nehemiah 5:8 French Bible • Nehemiah 5:8 German Bible

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