Nehemiah 5:4 meaning and explanation
Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.
Nehemiah 5:4, Berean Standard Bible
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Nehemiah 5:4 gives voice to a third group among the ordinary Judeans who cried out against their wealthy fellow Jews while the wall of Jerusalem was being rebuilt. The Persian king levied taxes on land, and these families had to borrow money to pay what was owed on their fields and vineyards.
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