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# Also I said
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The pronoun "I" refers to Nehemiah.
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# What you are doing
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"You" here refers to the Jewish nobles.
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# Should you not walk in the fear of our God to prevent the taunts of the nations that are our enemies?
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This is a rhetorical question that Nehemiah is using to scold the nobles. It can be translated as a statement. AT: "You should walk in the fear of our God to prevent the taunts of the nations that are our enemies." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# walk in the fear of our God
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This is and idiom. Here "walk" refers to a person's behavior and the way he lives. AT: "live your life in a way that honors God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]]).
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# the taunts of the nations that are our enemies
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The word "taunt" means "slander" or "mockery" and it can be expressed as a verb. AT: "the nations who are our enemies from taunting us" or "the enemy nations from mocking us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# lending
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borrowing or giving something to someone expecting repayment
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# loans
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This is any money, food, or property that one person could let another person borrow in order to repay debts. The borrower would then be indebted to the lender.
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# percentage
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A part of the value of the loan that the borrower was charged in interest.
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# you exacted from them
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"you charged them" or "you made them pay"
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/good]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/walk]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/fear]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/nation]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/adversary]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/brother]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/servant]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/vineyard]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/olive]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/grain]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/wine]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/oil]] |