Nehemiah 5:15 - Tree of Life Version

¹⁵ The earlier governors, those preceding me, placed heavy burdens on the people, and took bread and wine from them, in addition to forty shekels of silver. Their attendants also lorded over the people. But I did not do so, out of fear of God.

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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.

Nehemiah 5:15 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 20:11

Abraham said, “Because I thought, ‘There is certainly no fear of God in this place, so they’ll kill me, because of my wife.’

Genesis 42:18

Then Joseph said to them on the third day, “Do this and you will live. I fear God.

Nehemiah 5:16

Instead, I devoted myself to the work on this wall, without even buying a field. All my attendants were gathered there for the work.

Nehemiah 5:9

Then I said, “The thing that you are doing is not good! Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God, in order to avoid the reproach of our Gentile enemies?

Job 31:23

For calamity from God was a terror to me, and because of His majesty, I could do nothing.

Psalm 112:1

Halleluyah! Happy is the man who fears Adonai, who delights greatly in His mitzvot.

Psalm 147:11

Adonai delights in those who revere Him, in those who trust in His lovingkindness.

Proverbs 16:6

By mercy and truth is iniquity atoned, and by the fear of Adonai one avoids evil.

Proverbs 29:12

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

Isaiah 50:10

Who among you fears Adonai? Who hears the voice of His servant? Who walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the Name of Adonai and lean on his God.

Jeremiah 32:9

So I bought the field that was in Anathoth from the son of my uncle Hanamel, and weighed him the money—seventeen shekels of silver.

Lamentations 5:8

Slaves rule over us. There is no one to deliver us from their hand.

Matthew 5:47

And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than anyone else? Even the pagans do that, don’t they?

2 Corinthians 11:9

When I was present with you and I was in need, I did not burden anyone; for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my need. In everything I kept myself from being a burden to you, and I will continue to do so.

2 Corinthians 12:13

For in what respect were you treated worse than the rest of Messiah’s communities—except that I myself did not burden you? Pardon me this injustice!

1 Samuel 8:15

He will take a tenth of your grain and your vintage and give it to his officials and slaves.