Nehemiah 5:15 — Bible Verse (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.”
Nehemiah 5:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 5:15 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 5:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Nehemiah 5:15 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 5:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But the former governors that were before me were chargeable unto the people, and took of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.”
Nehemiah 5:15 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 5:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“the former governors who <FI>are<Fi> before me have made themselves heavy on the people, and take of them in bread and wine, besides in silver forty shekels; also, their servants have ruled over the people--and I have not done so, because of the fear of God.”
Nehemiah 5:15 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 5:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But the former governors that were before me had been chargeable to the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver: even their servants bore rule over the people. But I did not so, because of the fear of God.”
Nehemiah 5:15 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 5:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“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.”
Nehemiah 5:15 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 5:15 in Context — Nehemiah 5
13 Et je secouai mon manteau, en disant: Que Dieu secoue de la même manière hors de sa maison et de ses biens tout homme qui n’aura point tenu parole, et qu’ainsi cet homme soit secoué et laissé à vide! Toute l’assemblée dit: Amen! On célébra l’Éternel. Et le peuple tint parole.
14 Dès le jour où le roi m’établit leur gouverneur dans le pays de Juda, depuis la vingtième année jusqu’à la trente-deuxième année du roi Artaxerxès, pendant douze ans, ni moi ni mes frères n’avons vécu des revenus du gouverneur.
15 Avant moi, les premiers gouverneurs accablaient le peuple, et recevaient de lui du pain et du vin, outre quarante sicles d’argent; leurs serviteurs mêmes opprimaient le peuple. Je n’ai point agi de la sorte, par crainte de Dieu.
16 Bien plus, j’ai travaillé à la réparation de cette muraille, et nous n’avons acheté aucun champ, et mes serviteurs tous ensemble étaient à l’ouvrage.
17 J’avais à ma table cent cinquante hommes, Juifs et magistrats, outre ceux qui venaient à nous des nations d’alentour.
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What Does Nehemiah 5:15 Mean?
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