וַתְּהִ֨י צַעֲקַ֥ת הָעָ֛ם וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖ם גְּדוֹלָ֑ה אֶל־אֲחֵיהֶ֖ם הַיְּהוּדִֽים׃
Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
Read midrashic interpretation of Nehemiah 5:1: and classical rabbinic exegesis.