Nehemiah

Nehemiah 5:15

¹⁵The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver.^a Their servants also oppressed the people. But I did not do this, because of my fear of God.

Footnotes

a 5:15 40 shekels is approximately 1 pound or 453.6 grams of silver.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The governors	וְהַפַּחוֹת֩	wə·hap·pa·ḥō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6346 governor
before me	לְפָנַ֜י	lə·p̄ā·nay	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
had heavily burdened	הִכְבִּ֣ידוּ	hiḵ·bî·ḏū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured
the people	הָעָ֗ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
taking	וַיִּקְח֨וּ	way·yiq·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3947 take
from them	מֵהֶ֜ם	mê·hem	Preposition-m; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
bread	בְּלֶ֤חֶם	bə·le·ḥem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
and wine	וָיַ֙יִן֙	wā·ya·yin	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
plus	אַחַר֙	’a·ḥar	Adverb	H310 behind
forty	אַרְבָּעִ֔ים	’ar·bā·‘îm	Number - common plural	H705 forty
shekels	שְׁקָלִ֣ים	šə·qā·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8255 shekel
of silver	כֶּֽסֶף־	ke·sep̄-	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
Their servants	נַעֲרֵיהֶ֖ם	na·‘ă·rê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H5288 a shaking, scattering
also	גַּ֥ם	gam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
oppressed	שָׁלְט֣וּ	šā·lə·ṭū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7980 domineer, be master of
the people	הָעָ֑ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
But I	וַאֲנִי֙	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
did not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
do	עָשִׂ֣יתִי	‘ā·śî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
this	כֵ֔ן	ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
because	מִפְּנֵ֖י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of my fear	יִרְאַ֥ת	yir·’aṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3374 fear
of God	אֱלֹהִֽים׃	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God

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Nehemiah 5:9 · Proverbs 16:6 · Isaiah 50:10 · Job 31:23 · Ecclesiastes 12:13–14 · Matthew 5:47 · 2 Corinthians 11:9 · Psalm 147:11 · 2 Corinthians 12:13 · Proverbs 29:12 · 1 Samuel 8:15 · Psalm 112:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.