NASB
"Also there were those who said, "We have borrowed money for the king's tax on our fields and our vineyards."
— Nehemiah 5:4, NASB
“There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.”
“There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute upon our fields and our vineyards. ”
“There were also some who said, "We have borrowed money for the king's tribute using our fields and our vineyards as collateral.”
“Then there were those who said,“We have borrowed money to pay our taxes to the king on our fields and our vineyards.”
“And others said: Let us borrow money for the king's tribute, and let us give up our fields and vineyards:”
“And there were others who said, We have given up our fields and our vine-gardens to get money for the king's taxes.”
“There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.”
Now there was a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish brothers.
For there were those who said, "We, our sons and our daughters are many; therefore let us get grain that we may eat and live."
There were others who said, "We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards and our houses that we might get grain because of the famine."
Also there were those who said, "We have borrowed money for the king's tax on our fields and our vineyards.
"Now our flesh is like the flesh of our brothers, our children like their children. Yet behold, we are forcing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters are forced into bondage already, and we are helpless because our fields and vineyards belong to others."
Then I was very angry when I had heard their outcry and these words.
I consulted with myself and contended with the nobles and the rulers and said to them, "You are exacting usury, each from his brother!" Therefore, I held a great assembly against them.