SEV Biblia, Chapter 5:12
Y dijeron: Devolveremos, y nada les demandaremos; haremos así como tú dices. Entonces convoqué a los sacerdotes, y los juramenté que harían conforme a esto.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 12. Then said they, we will restore them , etc.] The lands, vineyards, oliveyards, and houses: and will require nothing of them ; not the hundredth part of the fruits of the earth by way of salary: so will we do as thou sayest ; they approved of his proposal, and readily agreed to it: then I called the priests, and took an oath of them that they should do according to this promise ; not that the priests were delinquents, they were not charged with anything of this kind, nor were they the men that promised restitution; but the priests were called to administer the oath to the nobles, and rulers, and rich men, to oblige them the more to keep their word; an oath being sacred, priests in an holy office were made use of to give it, that it might be the more solemn, and the more strictly regarded.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 6-13 - Nehemiah knew that, if he built Jerusalem's walls ever so high, s thick, or so strong, the city could not be safe while there wer abuses. The right way to reform men's lives, is to convince their consciences. If you walk in the fear of God, you will not be eithe covetous of worldly gain, or cruel toward your brethren. Nothin exposes religion more to reproach, than the worldliness an hard-heartedness of the professors of it. Those that rigorously insis upon their right, with a very ill grace try to persuade others to giv up theirs. In reasoning with selfish people, it is good to contras their conduct with that of others who are liberal; but it is best to point to His example, who though he was rich, yet for our sakes becam poor, that we, through his poverty, might be rich, 2Co 8:9. They di according to promise. Good promises are good things, but goo performances are better.
Original Hebrew
ויאמרו 559 נשׁיב 7725 ומהם 1992 לא 3808 נבקשׁ 1245 כן 3651 נעשׂה 6213 כאשׁר 834 אתה 859 אומר 559 ואקרא 7121 את 853 הכהנים 3548 ואשׁביעם 7650 לעשׂות 6213 כדבר 1697 הזה׃ 2088
