Nehemiah 5:14

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Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.Furthermore, from the day King Artaxerxes appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah, from his twentieth year until his thirty-second year (twelve years total), neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor.

In other translations

Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.Furthermore, from the day King Artaxerxes appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah, from his twentieth year until his thirty-second year (twelve years total), neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor.

Hebrew words

גַּםgamalsoH1571מִיּוֹם׀miyomfrom [the] dayH3117אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whenH834צִוָּהtzivahsomeone appointedH6680אֹתִי'oti<obj.> meH853לִהְיוֹתlihyotto beH1961פֶּחָםpechamgovernor theirH6346בְּאֶרֶץbe'eretzin [the] land ofH776יְהוּדָהyehudahJudahH3063מִשְּׁנַתmishenatfrom yearH8141עֶשְׂרִים'esrimtwentyH6242וְעַדve'adand untilH5704שְׁנַתshenatyearH8141שְׁלֹשִׁיםsheloshimthirtyH7970וּשְׁתַּיִםushetayimand twoH8147לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּאle'artachshast'of ArtaxerxesH783הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428שָׁנִיםshanimyearsH8141שְׁתֵּיםsheteimtwo [plus]H8147עֶשְׂרֵה'esrehtenH6240אֲנִי'aniIH589וְאַחַיve'achaiand brothers myH251לֶחֶםlechem[the] food ofH3899הַפֶּחָהhapechahthe governorH6346לֹאlo'notH3808אָכַלְתִּי׃'akhaltiI ateH398

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

People: Artaxerxes, Judah

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