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Nehemiah 5:14-19
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.yimH7970H8147yearשְׁנַ֨תshe.NatH8141(twelveשְׁתֵּ֣ים עֶשְׂרֵ֑הshe.Teim 'es.RehH8147H6240years totalשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141),neither Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589nor my brothersוְאַחַ֔י לֹ֥אve.'a.Chai lo'H251H3808ateאָכַֽלְתִּי׃'a.Khal.tiH398the foodלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899allotted to the governorהַפֶּ֖חָהha.Pe.chahH6346.
15The governorsוְהַפַּחוֹת֩ הָרִאשֹׁנִ֨יםve.ha.pa.chOt ha.ri.sho.NimH6346H7223אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834before meלְפָנַ֜יle.fa.NaiH6440had heavily burdenedהִכְבִּ֣ידוּ עַל־hikh.Bi.du 'al-H3513H5921the 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-H7980H5921the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971.But Iוַאֲנִי֙va.'a.NiH589did notלֹא־lo'-H3808doעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213thisכֵ֔ןKhenH3651,becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of my fearיִרְאַ֥תyir.'AtH3374of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.
16Insteadוְ֠גַםVe.gamH1571,I devoted myselfהֶחֱזַ֔קְתִּיhe.che.Zak.tiH2388to the constructionבִּמְלֶ֜אכֶתbim.Le.khetH4399of theהַזֹּאת֙ha.zoTH2063wallהַחוֹמָ֤הha.cho.MahH2346,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605my servantsנְעָרַ֔יne.'a.RaiH5288were gatheredקְבוּצִ֥יםke.vu.TzimH6908thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033forעַל־'al-H5921the workהַמְּלָאכָֽה׃ha.me.la.KhahH4399;we did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808acquireקָנִ֑ינוּka.Ni.nuH7069any landוְשָׂדֶ֖הve.sa.DehH7704.
17There were 150מֵאָ֧ה וַחֲמִשִּׁ֣ים אִ֗ישׁme.'Ah va.cha.mi.Shim 'IshH3967H2572H376Jewsוְהַיְּהוּדִ֨יםve.hai.ye.hu.DimH3064and officialsוְהַסְּגָנִ֜יםve.ha.se.ga.NimH5461אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834atעַל־'al-H5921my tableשֻׁלְחָנִֽי׃shul.cha.NiH7979,besides the guestsוְהַבָּאִ֥ים אֵלֵ֛ינוּve.ha.ba.'Im 'e.Lei.nuH935H413fromמִן־min-H4480the surroundingסְבִיבֹתֵ֖ינוּse.vi.vo.Tei.nuH5439nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471.
18וַאֲשֶׁר֩va.'a.SherH834הָיָ֨הha.YahH1961נַעֲשֶׂ֜הna.'a.SehH6213Eachאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117oneאֶחָ֞ד'e.ChadH259oxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794,sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337choiceבְּרֻר֤וֹתbe.ru.RotH1305sheepצֹ֠אןtzonH6629,and some fowlוְצִפֳּרִים֙ve.tzi.po.RimH6833were preparedנַֽעֲשׂוּ־na.'a.su-H6213for me,and once everyוּבֵ֨יןu.VeinH996tenעֲשֶׂ֧רֶת'a.Se.retH6235daysיָמִ֛יםya.MimH3117an abundanceלְהַרְבֵּ֑ה וְעִם־le.har.Beh ve.'im-H7235H5973זֶ֗הZehH2088of all kindsבְּכָל־be.kholH3605of wineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196was provided.But I did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808demandבִקַּ֔שְׁתִּיvi.Kash.tiH1245the foodלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899allotted to the governorהַפֶּחָה֙ha.pe.ChahH6346,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the burdenהָעֲבֹדָ֖הha.'a.vo.DahH5656onעַל־'al-H5921the peopleהָעָ֥ם הַזֶּֽה׃ha.'Am ha.ZehH5971H2088was so heavyכָֽבְדָ֥הkha.ve.DahH3513.
Commentaries on Nehemiah 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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