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 ofGod. ”
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 Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the Lord. And the people did according to this promise.
14 Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.
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.
16 Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work.
17 Moreover there were at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, beside those that came unto us from among the heathen that are about us.
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What Does Nehemiah 5:15 Mean?
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