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Nehemiah 5:8 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

8 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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Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

8 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.

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American Standard Version (1901)

8 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.

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Common English Bible

8 “To the best of our ability,” I said to them, “we have bought back our Jewish kin who had been sold to other nations. But now you are selling your own kin, who must then be bought back by us!” At this they were silent, unable to offer a response.

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Catholic Public Domain Version

8 And I said to them: "As you know, in accord with what was possible for us, we have redeemed our brothers, the Jews, who had been sold to the Gentiles. And yet you now sell your brothers, and we must redeem them?" And they were silent, nor did they find anything to answer.

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Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

8 And I said to them: We, as you know, have redeemed according to our ability our brethren the Jews, that were sold to the Gentiles; and will you then sell your brethren, for us to redeem them? And they held their peace, and found not what to answer.

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Nehemiah 5:8
14 Cross References  

Also I said, The thing that ye do is not good: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?


The voice of the nobles was hushed, And their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.


They are amazed, they answer no more: They have not a word to say.


And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.


and he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding-garment? And he was speechless.


And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each according to his several ability; and he went on his journey.


For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away.


For if because of meat thy brother is grieved, thou walkest no longer in love. Destroy not with thy meat him for whom Christ died.


Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it speaketh to them that are under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may be brought under the judgement of God:


For through thy knowledge he that is weak perisheth, the brother for whose sake Christ died.


For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according as a man hath, not according as he hath not.


So then, as we have opportunity, let us work that which is good toward all men, and especially toward them that are of the household of the faith.


If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and he deal with him as a slave, or sell him; then that thief shall die: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee.


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