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Nehemiah 5:15
King James Version
Nehemiah 5:15
King James Version
15 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.
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Nehemiah 5:15
New International Version
Nehemiah 5:15
New International Version
15 But the earlier governors—those preceding me—placed a heavy burden on the people and took forty shekels[a] of silver from them in addition to food and wine. Their assistants also lorded it over the people. But out of reverence for God(A) I did not act like that.
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- Nehemiah 5:15 That is, about 1 pound or about 460 grams
Nehemiah 5:15
New King James Version
Nehemiah 5:15
New King James Version
15 But the former governors who were before me laid burdens on the people, and took from them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver. Yes, even their servants bore rule over the people, but (A)I did not do so, because of the (B)fear of God.
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Nehemiah 5:18
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Nehemiah 5:18
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18 Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.
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Nehemiah 5:18
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Nehemiah 5:18
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18 Each day one ox, six choice sheep and some poultry(A) were prepared for me, and every ten days an abundant supply of wine of all kinds. In spite of all this, I never demanded the food allotted to the governor, because the demands were heavy on these people.
Nehemiah 5:18
New King James Version
Nehemiah 5:18
New King James Version
18 Now that (A)which was prepared daily was one ox and six choice sheep. Also fowl were prepared for me, and once every ten days an abundance of all kinds of wine. Yet in spite of this (B)I did not demand the governor’s provisions, because the bondage was heavy on this people.
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