Nehemiah 5:15 - The Scriptures 2009

¹⁵ But the former governors who were before me laid burdens on the people, and took from them bread and wine, besides forty sheqels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people, but I did not do so, because of the fear of Elohim.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁵ But the former governors lived at the expense of the people and took from them food and wine, besides forty shekels of silver [a large monthly official salary]; yes, even their servants assumed authority over the people. But I did not so because of my [reverent] fear of God.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁵ 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.

Common English Bible

¹⁵ The earlier governors who had come before me laid heavy burdens on the people. They took food and wine from them as well as forty shekels of silver. Even their servants oppressed the people. But because I was God-fearing, I didn’t behave in this way.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁵ But the former governors, the ones who had been before me, were a burden to the people, and they took from them bread and wine, and forty shekels of money each day. And their officials also oppressed the people. But I did not do so, out of fear of God.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁵ But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable to the people; and took of them in bread, and wine, and in money every day forty sicles: and their officers also oppressed the people. But I did not so for the fear of God.

Nehemiah 5:15 Cross References

Genesis 20:11

And Aḇraham said, “Only because I said to myself, the fear of Elohim is not in this place, and they shall kill me for the sake of my wife.

Genesis 42:18

Now Yosĕph said to them the third day, “Do this and live, for I fear Elohim:

Nehemiah 5:16

And I also worked strongly in the work on this wall. We did not buy any land. And all my servants were gathered there for the work.

Nehemiah 5:9

I also said, “What you are doing is not good. Should you not walk in the fear of our Elohim because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies?

Job 31:23

For I am in dread of destruction from Ěl, and from His excellence I could not escape.

Psalm 112:1

Aleph Praise Yah! Blessed is the man, Who fears יהוה, Bĕt Who has greatly delighted in His commands.

Psalm 147:11

יהוה takes pleasure in those who fear Him, In those who wait for His loving-commitment.

Proverbs 16:6

By loving-commitment and truth crookedness is pardoned. And in the fear of יהוה one turns away from evil.

Proverbs 29:12

If a ruler listens to lying words, All his servants become wrong.

Isaiah 50:10

Who among you is fearing יהוה, obeying the voice of His Servant, that has walked in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the Name of יהוה and lean upon his Elohim!

Jeremiah 32:9

“And I bought the field which was at Anathoth from Ḥaname’ĕl, my uncle’s son, and weighed out to him the silver, seventeen sheqels of silver.

Lamentations 5:8

Servants have ruled over us; There is no one to deliver from their hand.

Matthew 5:47

And if you greet your brothers only, what do you do more than others? Are the tax collectors not doing so too?

2 Corinthians 11:9

And when I was present with you, and in need, I was not a burden to anyone, for what was lacking to me the brothers who came from Makedonia supplied. And in every way I kept myself – and shall keep – from being a burden to you.

2 Corinthians 12:13

For what is there in which you were inferior to other assemblies, except that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!

1 Samuel 8:15

“And a tenth of your grain and your vintage he is going to take and give it to his officers and servants.