Nehemiah 5:15
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But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people, but I did not do this because of my fear of God.
In other translations
But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people, but I did not do this because of my fear of God.
Hebrew words
וְהַפַּחוֹתvehapachotand the governorsH6346הָרִאשֹׁנִיםharishonim<the> formerH7223אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whoH834לְפָנַיlefanai[were] <to> before meH6440הִכְבִּידוּhikhbiduthey made heavyH3513עַל־'al-onH5921הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971וַיִּקְחוּvaiyikchuand they tookH3947מֵהֶםmehemfrom themבְּלֶחֶםbelechem<in> foodH3899וָיַיִןvayayinand wineH3196אַחַר'acharafterH310כֶּסֶף־kesef-silverH3701שְׁקָלִיםshekalimshekelsH8255אַרְבָּעִים'arba'imfortyH705גַּםgamalsoH1571נַעֲרֵיהֶםna'areihemservants theirH5288שָׁלְטוּshaltuthey domineeredH7980עַל־'al-overH5921הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971וַאֲנִיva'aniand IH589לֹא־lo'-notH3808עָשִׂיתִי'asitiI didH6213כֵןkhenthusH3651מִפְּנֵיmipenei<from> because ofH6440יִרְאַתyir'at[the] fear ofH3374אֱלֹהִים׃'elohimGodH430
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