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# Then the men and their wives raised a great outcry against their fellow Jews
# Then the people and their wives raised a great outcry against their fellow Jews
Since they were working on the wall, the workers did not have enough time to work to buy and grow food for their families. The full meaning of this statement can be made clear. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
# the men and their wives
# the people and their wives
This refers to the men who were working on building the wall.
The word "people" refers to the men who were working on building the wall.
# raised a great outcry

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# earnestly appealed
The context indicates that Nehemiah was pleading with the nobles and officials, probably including judges, appealing to their sense of right and wrong, rather than bringing formal charges against them in court.
# You are exacting interest, each from his own brother
Every Jew would have known that it is wrong under the Law to charge interest to another Jew. The full meaning of this can be made clear. Alternate translation: "Each of you is charging interest to your own brother, and that is wrong under the Law" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])