C. F. Keil and Franz Delitzsch on Nehemiah 5:2
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Nehemiah5:2
Neh 5:2
There were some who said: Our sons and our daughters are many, and we desire to receive corn, that we may eat and live. These were the words of those workers who had no property. נקחה (from לקח), not to take by force, but only to desire that corn may be provided.
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