King James Version
Nehemiah 5:14-15
14Moreover from the timeמִיּ֣וֹם׀mi.YomH3117that I was appointedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680to be their governorפֶּחָם֮pe.ChamH6346in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָה֒ye.hu.DahH3063,from the twentiethעֶשְׂרִ֗ים'es.RimH6242yearמִשְּׁנַ֣תmi.she.NatH8141even unto the twoוּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙u.she.Ta.yimH8147and thirtiethשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearשְׁנַ֨תshe.NatH8141of Artaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, that is,twelveשְׁתֵּ֣ים עֶשְׂרֵ֑הshe.Teim 'es.RehH6240H8147yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141,I and my brethrenוְאַחַ֔יve.'a.ChaiH251have not eatenאָכַֽלְתִּי׃'a.Khal.tiH398the breadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899of the governorהַפֶּ֖חָהha.Pe.chahH6346.
15But the formerהָרִאשֹׁנִ֨יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223governorsוְהַפַּחוֹת֩ve.ha.pa.chOtH6346that had beenbeforeלְפָנַ֜יle.fa.NaiH6440me were chargeableהִכְבִּ֣ידוּhikh.Bi.duH3513unto the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,and had takenוַיִּקְח֨וּvai.yik.ChuH3947of them breadבְּלֶ֤חֶםbe.Le.chemH3899and wineוָיַ֙יִן֙va.Ya.yinH3196,besideאַחַר֙'a.CharH310fortyאַרְבָּעִ֔ים'ar.ba.'ImH705shekelsשְׁקָלִ֣יםshe.ka.LimH8255of silverכֶּֽסֶף־ke.sef-H3701;yea, evenגַּ֥םgamH1571their servantsנַעֲרֵיהֶ֖םna.'a.rei.HemH5288bare ruleשָׁלְט֣וּshal.TuH7980over the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971:but so didעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213not I, becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the fearיִרְאַ֥תyir.'AtH3374of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.
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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