Nehemiah 5:15⥂
_KJV:
But the former governors that [had been] before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
_BSB:
The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people. But I did not do this, because of my fear of God.
_Hebrew:
וְהַפַּחוֹת֩ הָרִאשֹׁנִ֨ים אֲשֶׁר־ לְפָנַ֜י הִכְבִּ֣ידוּ עַל־ הָעָ֗ם וַיִּקְח֨וּ מֵהֶ֜ם בְּלֶ֤חֶם וָיַ֙יִן֙ אַחַר֙ כֶּֽסֶף־ שְׁקָלִ֣ים אַרְבָּעִ֔ים גַּ֥ם נַעֲרֵיהֶ֖ם שָׁלְט֣וּ עַל־ הָעָ֑ם וַאֲנִי֙ לֹא־ עָשִׂ֣יתִי כֵ֔ן מִפְּנֵ֖י יִרְאַ֥ת אֱלֹהִֽים׃
_LXX:
Greek Text
_Topics:
CIVIL SERVICE • CONSCIENCE • COUNTRY • EXAMPLE • INTEGRITY • KINDNESS • LOVE • REVERENCE • UNSELFISHNESS