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15 The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the people and took from them for their daily ration[a] forty shekels[b] of silver. Even their servants lorded it over the people. But I did not do so, (A)because of the fear of God.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 5:15 Compare Vulgate; Hebrew took from them with food and wine afterward
  2. Nehemiah 5:15 A shekel was about 2/5 of an ounce or 11 grams