Verse 18
Nehemiah 5:18
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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And there was prepared for me day by day one ox, and six choice rams, be- sides fowls, and once in ten days I gave store of divers wines, and many other things: yet I did not require my yearly allowance as governor: for the people were very much impoverished.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/אֲשֶׁר֩ הָיָ֨ה נַעֲשֶׂ֜ה לְ/י֣וֹם אֶחָ֗ד שׁ֣וֹר אֶחָ֞ד צֹ֠אן שֵׁשׁ בְּרֻר֤וֹת וְ/צִפֳּרִים֙ נַֽעֲשׂוּ לִ֔/י וּ/בֵ֨ין עֲשֶׂ֧רֶת יָמִ֛ים בְּ/כָל יַ֖יִן לְ/הַרְבֵּ֑ה וְ/עִם זֶ֗ה לֶ֤חֶם הַ/פֶּחָה֙ לֹ֣א בִקַּ֔שְׁתִּי כִּֽי כָֽבְדָ֥ה הָ/עֲבֹדָ֖ה עַל הָ/עָ֥ם הַ/זֶּֽה
English Translation
And what was done for me on one day was one ox, six sheep, and birds were prepared for me, and within ten days, a great amount of wine; and with this, I did not ask for the bread of the governor because the work was heavy upon this people.
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