느헤미야 5:15
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.
Context
This verse from 느헤미야 Chapter 5 connects to 10 cross-references. 고레스 왕이 유다인들이 예루살렘으로 돌아가 성전을 재건하도록 칙령을 선포한다. 유다 족장들과 제사장들과 레위인들이 귀환을 준비한다. 느부갓네살이 가져간 성전 기구들을 고레스가 돌려주어 스룹바벨이 바빌론에서 예루살렘으로 가져온다.
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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.
the former governors who <FI>are<Fi> before me have made themselves heavy on the people, and take of them in bread and wine, besides in silver forty shekels; also, their servants have ruled over the people--and I have not done so, because of the fear of God.
But earlier rulers who were before me made the people responsible for their upkeep, and took from them bread and wine at the rate of forty shekels of silver; and even their servants were lords over the people: but I did not do so, because of the fear of God.
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