Nehemiah 5:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

The governors  who preceded me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them food and wine as well as half a kilogram  of silver. Their subordinates also oppressed the people, but because of the fear of God, I didn’t do this.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

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)

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

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

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

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 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 20:11

Abraham replied, ‘I thought, “There is absolutely no fear of God in this place.  They will kill me because of my wife.”

Genesis 42:18

On the third day Joseph said to them, ‘I fear God   #– #do this and you will live.

Nehemiah 5:16

Instead, I devoted myself to the construction of this wall,  and all my subordinates were gathered there for the work. We didn’t buy any land.

Nehemiah 5:9

Then I said, ‘What you are doing isn’t right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God  and not invite the reproach of our foreign enemies?

Job 31:23

For disaster from God terrifies me, and because of his majesty I could not do these things.

Proverbs 16:6

Iniquity is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness, and one turns from evil by the fear of the  Lord.

Proverbs 29:12

If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.

Isaiah 50:10

Who among you fears the  Lord and listens to 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.

Jeremiah 32:9

So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out the silver to him   #– #seventeen shekels  of silver.

Lamentations 5:8

Slaves rule over us; no one rescues us from them.

Matthew 5:47

And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what are you doing out of the ordinary?   , Don’t even the Gentiles   do the same?

2 Corinthians 11:9

When I was present with you and in need, I did not burden anyone, since the brothers who came from Macedonia  supplied my needs.  I have kept myself, and will keep myself, from burdening you in any way.

2 Corinthians 12:13

So in what way are you worse off than the other churches, except that I personally did not burden you? Forgive me for this wrong!

1 Samuel 8:15

He can take a tenth of your grain and your vineyards and give them to his officials and servants.