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Barnes' Notes on Nehemiah 5:2

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Are many - A slight emendation brings this verse into exact parallelism with the next, and gives the sense - “We have pledged our sons and our daughters, that we might get corn, and eat and live.” Compare Nehemiah 5:5. return to 'Top of Page'
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