Nehemiah 5:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 5:15 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְהַפַּחוֹת֩
pechâh
H6346
governor
הָרִאשֹׁנִ֨ים
riʼshôwn
H7223
first
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לְפָנַ֜י
pânîym
H6440
face
הִכְבִּ֣ידוּ
kâbad
H3513
to be heavy
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָעָ֗ם
ʻam
H5971
people
וַיִּקְח֨וּ
lâqach
H3947
to take
מֵהֶ֜ם
בְּלֶ֤חֶם
lechem
H3899
bread
וָיַ֨יִן֙
yayin
H3196
wine
אַחַר֙
ʼachar
H310
after
כֶּֽסֶף
keçeph
H3701
silver
שְׁקָלִ֣ים
sheqel
H8255
shekel
אַרְבָּעִ֔ים
ʼarbâʻîym
H705
forty
גַּ֥ם
gam
H1571
also
נַעֲרֵיהֶ֖ם
naʻar
H5288
boy
שָׁלְט֣וּ
shâlaṭ
H7980
to dominate
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָעָ֑ם
ʻam
H5971
people
וַאֲנִי֙
ʼănîy
H589
I
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
עָשִׂ֣יתִי
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
כֵ֔ן
kên
H3651
thus
מִפְּנֵ֖י
pânîym
H6440
face
יִרְאַ֥ת
yirʼâh
H3374
fear
אֱלֹהִֽים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
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World English Bible Public Domain
But the former governors who were before me were chargeable to the people, and took of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants bore rule over the people: but I didn't do so, because of the fear of God.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But the former governors who were before my face had been heavy on the people, and they took from them bread and wine, after forty silver shekels. Also, their young men had acted dominantly over the people. But I myself did not do thus, from the face of the fear of God.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).