« Return to Online Bible

Nehemiah 5:8

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

Nehemiah 5:8 - Amplified Bible

I said to them, We, according to our ability, have bought back our Jewish brethren who were sold to the nations; but will you even sell your brethren, that they may be sold to us? Then they were silent and found not a word to say.

Nehemiah 5:8 - American Standard Version

And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, that were sold unto the nations; and would ye even sell your brethren, and should they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found never a word.

Nehemiah 5:8 - Bible in Basic English

And I said to them, We have given whatever we were able to give, to make our brothers the Jews free, who were servants and prisoners of the nations: and would you now give up your brothers for a price, and are they to become our property? Then they said nothing, answering not a word.

Nehemiah 5:8 - Darby Bible

And I said to them, We, according to our ability, have redeemed our brethren the Jews, who were sold to the nations; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? And they were silent and found no answer.

Nehemiah 5:8 - English Standard Version

and said to them, "We, as far as we are able, have bought back our Jewish brothers who have been sold to the nations, but you even sell your brothers that they may be sold to us!" They were silent and could not find a word to say.

Nehemiah 5:8 - King James Version

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 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y les dije: Nosotros, conforme a nuestras posibilidades, hemos redimido a nuestros hermanos judìos que fueron vendidos a las naciones; y ahora, ¿venderéis a vuestros hermanos para que sean vendidos a nosotros? Entonces se quedaron callados y no hallaron respuesta.

Nehemiah 5:8 - The Message

Nehemiah 5:8 - 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.}

Nehemiah 5:8 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Y les dije: "Nosotros, conforme a nuestras posibilidades, hemos redimido a nuestros hermanos Judìos que fueron vendidos a las naciones; y ahora, ¿venderìan ustedes aun a sus hermanos para que sean vendidos a nosotros?" Ellos se quedaron callados y no hallaron respuesta que dar.

Nehemiah 5:8 - World English Bible

I said to them, We after our ability have redeemed our brothers the Jews, that were sold to the nations; and would you even sell your brothers, and should they be sold to us? Then held they their peace, and found never a word.

Nehemiah 5:8 - Young's Living 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.

Nehemiah 5:8 - Additional Comments

Comments are closed.