A citation from the library
Adam Clarke, on Neh 5:5
Adam Clarke · 1762–1832
Neh 5:5 · Douay-Rheims
“And now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren: and our children as their children. Behold we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters, and some of our daughters are bondwomen already, neither have we wherewith to redeem them, and our fields and our vineyards other men possess.”
On this verse:
“We bring in to bondage our sons - The law permitted parents to sell their children in times of extreme necessity, Exo 21:7.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.