Nehemiah 5:8
וָאֹמְרָה לָהֶם אֲנַחְנוּ קָנִינוּ אֶת ־ אַחֵינוּ הַיְּהוּדִים הַנִּמְכָּרִים לַגּוֹיִם כְּדֵי בָנוּ וְגַם ־ אַתֶּם תִּמְכְּרוּ אֶת ־ אֲחֵיכֶם וְנִמְכְּרוּ ־ לָנוּ וַֽיַּחֲרִישׁוּ וְלֹא מָצְאוּ דָּבָֽר ׃ ס
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Leviticus 25:47וְכִי תַשִּׂיג יַד גֵּר וְתוֹשָׁב עִמָּךְ וּמָךְ אָחִיךָ עִמּוֹ וְנִמְכַּר לְגֵר תּוֹשָׁב עִמָּךְ אוֹ לְעֵקֶר מִשְׁפַּחַת גֵּֽר ׃
Deuteronomy 24:7כִּי ־ יִמָּצֵא אִישׁ גֹּנֵב נֶפֶשׁ מֵאֶחָיו מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְהִתְעַמֶּר ־ בּוֹ וּמְכָרוֹ וּמֵת הַגַּנָּב הַהוּא וּבִֽעַרְתָּ הָרָע מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ ׃
Job 32:15חַתּוּ לֹא ־ עָנוּ עוֹד הֶעְתִּיקוּ מֵהֶם מִלִּֽים ׃
Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 5:7-14
Grievances of the Poor Redressed. ( b. c. 445.) 6 And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words. 7 Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them. 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… Read the whole commentary →