When the people of the land bring merchandise or any kind of grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we will not buy from them on a Sabbath or holy day. Every seventh year we will let the fields lie fallow, and will cancel every debt.Nehemiah 10:31
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְעַמֵּ֣י הָאָ֡רֶץ הַֽמְבִיאִים֩ אֶת־הַמַּקָּח֨וֹת וְכָל־שֶׁ֜בֶר בְּי֤וֹם הַשַּׁבָּת֙ לִמְכּ֔וֹר לֹא־נִקַּ֥ח מֵהֶ֛ם בַּשַּׁבָּ֖ת וּבְי֣וֹם קֹ֑דֶשׁ וְנִטֹּ֛שׁ אֶת־הַשָּׁנָ֥ה הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖ית וּמַשָּׁ֥א כָל־יָֽד׃
- וְעַמֵּ֣יve.'a.Mei“and [the] peoples of”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
- הָאָ֡רֶץha.'A.retz“the land”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
- הַֽמְבִיאִים֩ham.vi.'Im“who will bring”Definite article + Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from בּוֹא · “bring” · Strong's H0935P
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הַמַּקָּח֨וֹתha.ma.ka.Chot“<the> wares”Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מַקָּחָה · “ware” · Strong's H4728
- וְכָל־ve.khol“and any”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- שֶׁ֜בֶרShe.ver“grain”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫בֶר · “grain” · Strong's H7668
- בְּי֤וֹםbe.Yom“on [the] day of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
- הַשַּׁבָּת֙ha.sha.Bat“the sabbath”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שַׁבָּת · “Sabbath” · Strong's H7676
- לִמְכּ֔וֹרlim.Kor“to sell”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from מָכַר · “to sell” · Strong's H4376
- לֹא־lo'-“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- נִקַּ֥חni.Kach“we will take”Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural · from לָקַח · “buy” · Strong's H3947K
- מֵהֶ֛םme.Hem“from them”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
- בַּשַּׁבָּ֖תba.sha.Bat“on the sabbath”Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שַׁבָּת · “Sabbath” · Strong's H7676
- וּבְי֣וֹםu.ve.Yom“and on a day of”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
- קֹ֑דֶשׁKo.desh“holiness”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from קֹ֫דֶשׁ · “holiness” · Strong's H6944G
- וְנִטֹּ֛שׁve.ni.Tosh“so we may leave”Conjunction + Verb, qal, 1st person, common, plural · from נָטַשׁ · “to leave” · Strong's H5203
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הַשָּׁנָ֥הha.sha.Nah“the year”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
- הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יתha.she.vi.'It“<the> seventh”Definite article + Adjective, ordinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from שְׁבִיעִי · “seventh” · Strong's H7637
- וּמַשָּׁ֥אu.ma.Sha'“and usury of”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מַשָּׁא · “interest” · Strong's H4855
- כָל־khol-“every”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- יָֽד׃Yad“hand”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)