Nehemiah 5:9

do. are doing.

ought ye... ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6.

God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.

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⁹ Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?

Related Commentaries of Nehemiah 5:9

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Nehemiah 5:9