Nehemiah 5:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁸ 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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 5:9

Then I said, ‘What you are doing isn’t right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God  and not invite the reproach of our foreign enemies?

Job 29:10

The noblemen’s voices were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.

Job 32:15

Job’s friends are dismayed and can no longer answer; words have left them.

Exodus 21:16

‘Whoever kidnaps a person must be put to death, whether he sells him or the person is found in his possession.

Matthew 22:12

So he said to him, “Friend,   how did you get in here without wedding clothes? ” The man was speechless.

Matthew 25:15

To one he gave five talents,   to another two talents, and to another one talent, depending on each one’s ability. Then he went on a journey.   Immediately

Matthew 25:29

For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have more than enough. But from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

Romans 14:15

For if your brother or sister is hurt by what you eat, you are no longer walking according to love.  Do not destroy, by what you eat, someone for whom Christ died.

Romans 3:19

Now we know that whatever the law says,  it speaks to those who are subject to the law,  , so that every mouth may be shut and the whole world may become subject to God’s judgement.  ,

1 Corinthians 8:11

So the weak person, the brother or sister for whom Christ died,  is ruined  , by your knowledge.

2 Corinthians 8:12

For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have.

Galatians 6:10

Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us work  for the good  of all, especially for those who belong to the household  of faith.

Deuteronomy 24:7

‘If a man is discovered kidnapping  one of his Israelite brothers, whether he treats him as a slave or sells him, the kidnapper must die. You must purge the evil from you.