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Nehemiah 5:14-15

14Furthermoreגַּ֞םgamH1571,from the dayמִיּ֣וֹם׀mi.YomH3117אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Artaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783appointed meצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680אֹתִ֗י'o.TiH853to beלִהְי֣וֹתlih.YotH1961their governorפֶּחָם֮pe.ChamH6346in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָה֒ye.hu.DahH3063,from his twentiethעֶשְׂרִ֗ים'es.RimH6242yearמִשְּׁנַ֣תmi.she.NatH8141untilוְ֠עַדVe.'adH5704his thirty-secondשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙she.lo.Shim u.she.Ta.yimH7970 H8147yearשְׁנַ֨תshe.NatH8141(twelveשְׁתֵּ֣ים עֶשְׂרֵ֑הshe.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240years totalשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141),neither Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589nor my brothersוְאַחַ֔י לֹ֥אve.'a.Chai lo'H251 H3808ateאָכַֽלְתִּי׃'a.Khal.tiH398the foodלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899allotted to the governorהַפֶּ֖חָהha.Pe.chahH6346.

15The governorsוְהַפַּחוֹת֩ הָרִאשֹׁנִ֨יםve.ha.pa.chOt ha.ri.sho.NimH6346 H7223אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834before meלְפָנַ֜יle.fa.NaiH6440had heavily burdenedהִכְבִּ֣ידוּ עַל־hikh.Bi.du 'al-H3513 H5921the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,takingוַיִּקְח֨וּvai.yik.ChuH3947from thembreadבְּלֶ֤חֶםbe.Le.chemH3899and wineוָיַ֙יִן֙va.Ya.yinH3196plusאַחַר֙'a.CharH310fortyאַרְבָּעִ֔ים'ar.ba.'ImH705shekelsשְׁקָלִ֣יםshe.ka.LimH8255of silverכֶּֽסֶף־ke.sef-H3701.Their servantsנַעֲרֵיהֶ֖םna.'a.rei.HemH5288alsoגַּ֥םgamH1571oppressedשָׁלְט֣וּ עַל־shal.Tu 'al-H7980 H5921the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971.But Iוַאֲנִי֙va.'a.NiH589did notלֹא־lo'-H3808doעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213thisכֵ֔ןKhenH3651,becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of my fearיִרְאַ֥תyir.'AtH3374of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

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