Nehemiah 5:14
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Nehe 5:14
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Moreover, from the day that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year to the thirty-second year of King Artaxerxes, {for} twelve years, neither I nor my kinsmen have eaten the governor's food {allowance.}
Nehe 5:15
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But the former governors who were before me laid burdens on the people and took from them bread and wine besides forty shekels of silver; even their servants domineered the people. But I did not do so because of the fear of God.
Nehe 5:16
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I also (Or {held fast}) applied myself to the work on this wall; we did not buy any land, and all my servants were gathered there for the work.
Nehe 5:17
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Moreover, {there were} at my table one hundred and fifty Jews and officials, besides those who came to us from the nations that were around us.
Nehe 5:18
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Now that which was prepared for each day was one ox {and} six choice sheep, also birds were prepared for me; and once in ten days all sorts of wine {were furnished} in abundance. Yet for all this I did not demand the governor's food {allowance,} because the servitude was heavy on this people.
Nehe 5:19
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Remember me, O my God, for good, {according to} all that I have done for this people.
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