Verse 15
Nehemiah 5:15
World Messianic Bible
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But the former governors who were before me were supported by the people, and took bread and wine from them, plus forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants ruled over the people; but I didn’t do so, because of the fear of God (Elohim).
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הַ/פַּחוֹת֩ הָ/רִאשֹׁנִ֨ים אֲשֶׁר לְ/פָנַ֜/י הִכְבִּ֣ידוּ עַל הָ/עָ֗ם וַ/יִּקְח֨וּ מֵ/הֶ֜ם בְּ/לֶ֤חֶם וָ/יַ֨יִן֙ אַחַר֙ כֶּֽסֶף שְׁקָלִ֣ים אַרְבָּעִ֔ים גַּ֥ם נַעֲרֵי/הֶ֖ם שָׁלְט֣וּ עַל הָ/עָ֑ם וַ/אֲנִי֙ לֹא עָשִׂ֣יתִי כֵ֔ן מִ/פְּנֵ֖י יִרְאַ֥ת אֱלֹהִֽים
English Translation
And the lessors who were before me oppressed the people and took from them in bread and wine after forty shekels; also their young men ruled over the people, but I did not do so because of the fear of God.
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Chapter 5 Context
1
Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brothers the Jews.
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For there were that said, “We, our sons and our daughters, are many. Let us get grain, that we may e...
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3
There were also some that said, “We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses. Le...
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There were also some who said, “We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute using our fields and o...
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Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brothers, our children as their children. Behold, we bring...
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I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.
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Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the rulers, and said to them, “You e...
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I said to them, “We, after our ability, have redeemed our brothers the Jews that were sold to the na...
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Also I said, “The thing that you do is not good. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God (Elohim),...
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10
I likewise, my brothers and my servants, lend them money and grain. Please let us stop this usury.
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11
Please restore to them, even today, their fields, their vineyards, their olive groves, and their hou...
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12
Then they said, “We will restore them, and will require nothing of them. We will do so, even as you...
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13
Also I shook out my lap, and said, “So may God (Elohim) shake out every man from his house, and from...
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14
Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twen...
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15
But the former governors who were before me were supported by the people, and took bread and wine fr...
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Yes, I also continued in the work of this wall. We didn’t buy any land. All my servants were gathere...
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17
Moreover there were at my table, of the Jews and the rulers, one hundred fifty men, besides those wh...
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18
Now that which was prepared for one day was one ox and six choice sheep. Also fowls were prepared fo...
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Remember to me, my God (Elohim), for good, all that I have done for this people.
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