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{Nehemiah 5:11} Restore, 7725 z8685 I pray x4994 you, to them, even this day, 3117 their lands, 7704 their vineyards, 3754 their oliveyards, 2132 and their houses, 1004 also the hundredth 3967 [part] of the money, 3701 and of the corn, 1715 the wine, 8492 and the oil, 3323 that x834 ye x859 exact 5383 z8802 of them.
Restore:
"Then it shall be,¹ because¹ he hath sinned,ª° and is guilty,ª° that he shall restoreª°¹ thatª which¹ he took violently away,ª° or¹¹ the thingª which¹ he hath deceitfully gotten,ª° or¹¹ that¹ which¹ was delivered²² him to keep,ª°¹ or¹¹ the lost thingª which¹ he found,ª° ... Or¹ all that¹¹ about which¹ he hath swornª°¹ falsely;ª he shall even restoreª° it in the principal,ª and shall addª° the fifth partª more²° thereto,¹ [and] giveª° it unto him to whom¹ it¹ appertaineth, in the day²¹ of his trespass offering.ª" {Lev 6:4-5} + "Behold,¹ here I [am]: witnessª° against me before¹ the LORD,ª and before¹ his anointed:ª whose¹¹ oxª have I taken?ª° or whose¹ assª have I taken?ª° or whom¹ have I defrauded?ª°¹ whom¹ have I oppressed?ª° or of whose handª¹¹ have I received¹ [any] bribeª to blindª° mine eyesª therewith? and I will restoreª° it you." {1Sm 12:3} + "And he shall restoreª° the lambª fourfold,ª becauseª¹ he didª°¹ this¹ thing,ª and becauseª¹ he had no¹ pity.ª°" {2Sm 12:6} + "[Is] not¹ this¹ the fastª that I have chosen?ª° to looseª° the bandsª of wickedness,ª to undoª° the heavyª burdens,ª and to let the oppressedª° goª° free,ª and that ye breakª° every¹ yoke?ª" {Isa 58:6} + "Bring forthª° thereforeª fruitsª worthyª of repentance,ª andª beginª° notª to sayª° withinª yourselves,ª We haveª° Abrahamª to [our] father:ª forª I sayª° unto you,ª Thatª Godª is ableª° ofª theseª stonesª to raise upª° childrenª unto Abraham.ª" {Lke 3:8}
their lands:
"[Some] also there wereª that¹ said,ª° We¹ have mortgagedª° our lands,ª vineyards,ª and houses,ª that we might buyª° corn,ª because of the dearth.ª ... There wereª also that¹ said,ª° We have borrowedª° moneyª for the king'sª tribute,ª [and that upon] our landsª and vineyards.ª" {Neh 5:3-4}
the hundredth:
This was probably the rate of interest which they obliged their poor debtors to pay each month, which would amount to about 12 percent. Another author states that this is the lowest rate of interest in Syria. The usual rate is 20; and it is sometimes as high as 30 percent.

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