Verse 15
Nehemiah 5:15
Geneva Bible
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For the former gouernours that were before me, had bene chargeable vnto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, besides fourtie shekels of siluer: yea, and their seruants bare rule ouer the people: but so did not I, because of the feare 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
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Nowe there was a great crie of the people, and of their wiues against their brethren the Iewes.
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For there were that said, We, our sonnes and our daughters are many, therefore we take vp corne, tha...
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And there were that saide, We must gage our landes, and our vineyardes, and our houses, and take vp...
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There were also that said, We haue borowed money for the Kings tribute vpon our landes and our viney...
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And nowe our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, and our sonnes as their sonnes: and lo, we bring...
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Then was I very angrie when I heard their crie and these wordes.
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And I thought in my minde, and I rebuked the princes, and the rulers, and saide vnto them, You lay b...
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And I said vnto them, We (according to our abilitie) haue redeemed our brethren the Iewes, which wer...
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I said also, That which ye do, is not good. Ought ye not to walke in the feare of our God (Elohim),...
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For euen I, my brethren, and my seruants doe lende them money and corne: I pray you, let vs leaue of...
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11
Restore, I pray you, vnto them this day their landes, their vineyardes, their oliues, and their hous...
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Then said they, We will restore it, and will not require it of them: we will doe as thou hast said....
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So I shooke my lappe, and said, So let God (Elohim) shake out euery man that wil not perfourme this...
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And from the time that the King gaue me charge to be gouernour in the lande of Iudah, from the twent...
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For the former gouernours that were before me, had bene chargeable vnto the people, and had taken of...
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But rather I fortified a portion in the worke of this wall, and we bought no lande, and all my serua...
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Moreouer there were at my table an hundreth and fiftie of the Iewes, and rulers, which came vnto vs...
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And there was prepared daily an oxe, and sixe chosen sheepe, and birdes were prepared for me, and wi...
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Remember me, O my God (Elohim), in goodnesse, according to all that I haue done for this people.
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