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Barnes' Notes on Nehemiah 5:7

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Ye exact usury - The phrase is unique to Nehemiah, and is best explained by the context, which shows the practice of the rich Jews at the time to have been not so much to lend on usury as to lend on mortgage and pledge. return to 'Top of Page'
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