尼希米记 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 尼希米记 Chapter 5 connects to 10 cross-references. 波斯王古列元年，为应验耶利米的预言，古列发出上谕，准许以色列人回耶路撒冷重建圣殿，并鼓励各地犹大人的邻居资助他们。五万余人响应，带着古列所归还的圣殿金银器皿起程归回。
其他译本
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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