New American Standard Bible 2020
Nehemiah 5:14-18
14Furthermoreגַּ֞םgamH1571,sinceH4480the dayמִיּ֣וֹם׀mi.YomH3117that I was appointedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680to be their governorפֶּחָם֮pe.ChamH6346in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָה֒ye.hu.DahH3063, fromthe twentiethעֶשְׂרִ֗ים'es.RimH6242yearמִשְּׁנַ֣תmi.she.NatH8141to thethirty-secondשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙she.lo.Shim u.she.Ta.yimH7970H8147yearשְׁנַ֨תshe.NatH8141of Kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Artaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783,for twelveשְׁתֵּ֣ים עֶשְׂרֵ֑הshe.Teim 'es.RehH8147H6240yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141,neitherH3808I norH3808my kinsmenוְאַחַ֔יve.'a.ChaiH251have eatenאָכַֽלְתִּי׃'a.Khal.tiH398the governor’sהַפֶּ֖חָהha.Pe.chahH6346foodלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899allowance.
15But the previousהָרִאשֹׁנִ֨יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223governorsוְהַפַּחוֹת֩ve.ha.pa.chOtH6346whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were beforeלְפָנַ֜יle.fa.NaiH6440melaidH3513burdensH3513on the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971and tookוַיִּקְח֨וּvai.yik.ChuH3947from them breadבְּלֶ֤חֶםbe.Le.chemH3899and wineוָיַ֙יִן֙va.Ya.yinH3196besidesאַחַר֙'a.CharH310fortyאַרְבָּעִ֔ים'ar.ba.'ImH705shekelsשְׁקָלִ֣יםshe.ka.LimH8255of silverכֶּֽסֶף־ke.sef-H3701;evenגַּ֥םgamH1571their servantsנַעֲרֵיהֶ֖םna.'a.rei.HemH5288domineeredשָׁלְט֣וּshal.TuH7980the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971.But I did not doעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213soכֵ֔ןKhenH3651becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH4480H6440of myfearיִרְאַ֥תyir.'AtH3374of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.
16I alsoוְ֠גַםVe.gamH1571appliedהֶחֱזַ֔קְתִּיhe.che.Zak.tiH2388myself to the workבִּמְלֶ֜אכֶתbim.Le.khetH4399on thisH2088wallהַחוֹמָ֤הha.cho.MahH2346;we did not buyקָנִ֑ינוּka.Ni.nuH7069any landוְשָׂדֶ֖הve.sa.DehH7704,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605my servantsנְעָרַ֔יne.'a.RaiH5288were gatheredקְבוּצִ֥יםke.vu.TzimH6908thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033for the workהַמְּלָאכָֽה׃ha.me.la.KhahH4399.
17Moreover, there wereat my tableשֻׁלְחָנִֽי׃shul.cha.NiH7979150מֵאָ֧ה וַחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםme.'Ah va.cha.mi.ShimH3967H2572Jewsוְהַיְּהוּדִ֨יםve.hai.ye.hu.DimH3064and officialsוְהַסְּגָנִ֜יםve.ha.se.ga.NimH5461,besides those who cameוְהַבָּאִ֥יםve.ha.ba.'ImH935to us from the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥םha.go.YimH1471that were aroundסְבִיבֹתֵ֖ינוּse.vi.vo.Tei.nuH5439us.
18Nowthat whichוַאֲשֶׁר֩va.'a.SherH834was preparedנַעֲשֶׂ֜הna.'a.SehH6213for each dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117was oneH259oxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794andsixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337choiceבְּרֻר֤וֹתbe.ru.RotH1305sheepצֹ֠אןtzonH6629;also birdsוְצִפֳּרִים֙ve.tzi.po.RimH6833were preparedנַֽעֲשׂוּ־na.'a.su-H6213for me, and everyוּבֵ֨יןu.VeinH996tenעֲשֶׂ֧רֶת'a.Se.retH6235daysיָמִ֛יםya.MimH3117allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605sorts ofwineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196were providedin abundanceלְהַרְבֵּ֑הle.har.BehH7235. Yet for allthisזֶ֗הZehH2088I did not requestבִקַּ֔שְׁתִּיvi.Kash.tiH1245the governor’sהַפֶּחָה֙ha.pe.ChahH6346foodלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899allowance,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the forcedH5656laborH5656wasH3513heavyכָֽבְדָ֥הkha.ve.DahH3513on thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.
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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