Nehemiah 5
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Nehemiah 5:14-15

14MoreoverH1571, from the dayH3117 that I was appointedH6680 to be their governorH6346 in the landH776 of JudahH3063, from 1the twentiethH6242 yearH8141 to the 2thirty-secondH7970H8147 yearH8141 of KingH4428 ArtaxerxesH783, for twelveH8147H6240 yearsH8141, neitherH3808 I norH3808 my 3kinsmenH251 have eatenH398 the governor’sH6346 foodH3899 allowance.

15But the formerH7223 governorsH6346 whoH834 were beforeH6440 me 4laidH3513 burdensH3513 on the peopleH5971 and tookH3947 from them breadH3899 and wineH3196 besidesH310 fortyH705 shekelsH8255 of silverH3701; evenH1571 their servantsH5288 domineeredH7980 the peopleH5971. But I did not doH6213 soH3651 5becauseH4480H6440 of the fearH3374 of GodH430.

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Notes

  1. 1. Nehemiah 5:14 Neh 1:1 ↩
  2. 2. Nehemiah 5:14 Neh 13:6 ↩
  3. 3. Nehemiah 5:14 Lit brothers ↩
  4. 4. Nehemiah 5:15 Lit made heavy ↩
  5. 5. Nehemiah 5:15 Neh 5:9; Job 31:23 ↩

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