Nehemiah 5:12
“Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Also I shook my lap,.... The fore skirts of his garment, shaking the dust out of them, as a symbol of what follows; a…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Nehemiah 5:6-13
It should seem the foregoing complaint was made to Nehemiah at the time when he had his head and hands as full as…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Nehemiah's audience comply with his request. -We will restore" refers to the fields, vineyards, oliveyards and houses…
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