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Nehemiah 5:15

The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people, but I did not do this because of my fear of God.

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ASV

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.

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.

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Original language & word study

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְהַפַּחוֹת֩ve.ha.pa.chOtand the governorsH6346 →
הָרִאשֹׁנִ֨יםha.ri.sho.Nim<the> formerH7223 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whoH834 →
לְפָנַ֜יle.fa.Nai[were] <to> before meH6440 →
הִכְבִּ֣ידוּhikh.Bi.duthey made heavyH3513 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
הָעָ֗םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
וַיִּקְח֨וּvai.yik.Chuand they tookH3947 →
מֵהֶ֜םme.Hemfrom them
בְּלֶ֤חֶםbe.Le.chem<in> foodH3899 →
וָיַ֙יִן֙va.Ya.yinand wineH3196 →
אַחַר֙'a.CharafterH310 →
כֶּֽסֶף־ke.sef-silverH3701 →
שְׁקָלִ֣יםshe.ka.LimshekelsH8255 →
אַרְבָּעִ֔ים'ar.ba.'ImfortyH705 →
גַּ֥םgamalsoH1571 →
נַעֲרֵיהֶ֖םna.'a.rei.Hemservants theirH5288 →
שָׁלְט֣וּshal.Tuthey domineeredH7980 →
עַל־'al-overH5921 →
הָעָ֑םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
וַאֲנִי֙va.'a.Niand IH589 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
עָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiI didH6213 →
כֵ֔ןKhenthusH3651 →
מִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.Nei<from> because ofH6440 →
יִרְאַ֥תyir.'At[the] fear ofH3374 →
אֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimGodH430 →

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Proverbs 3:7Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.Nehemiah 5:9So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our foreign enemies?Proverbs 16:6By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.Isaiah 50:10Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.Genesis 42:18and on the third day he said to them, “I fear God. So do this and you will live:2 Corinthians 11:9And when I was with you and in need, I was not a burden to anyone; for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. I have refrained from being a burden to you in any way, and I will continue to do so.Ecclesiastes 12:13–14When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.Matthew 5:47And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even Gentiles do the same?Job 31:23For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.Genesis 22:12“Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.”Lamentations 5:8Slaves rule over us; there is no one to deliver us from their hands.1 Thessalonians 2:9Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.2 Chronicles 19:7And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”Acts 9:31Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.Leviticus 19:14You must not curse the deaf or place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.1 Samuel 8:15He will take a tenth of your grain and grape harvest and give it to his officials and servants.Psalms 147:11The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.Proverbs 29:12If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.

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Nehemiah Views the Ruins of Jerusalem's Walls — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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