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Nehemiah 5:15

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← Nehemiah 5:14	Nehemiah 5:15 (KJV)	Nehemiah 5:16 →
Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, [that is], twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.	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.	Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants [were] gathered thither unto the work.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

But the former^H7223 governors^H6346 that had been before^H6440 me were chargeable^H3513 unto the people^H5971, and had taken^H3947 of them bread^H3899 and wine^H3196, beside^H310 forty^H705 shekels^H8255 of silver^H3701; yea, even^H1571 their servants^H5288 bare rule^H7980 over the people^H5971: but so did^H6213 not I, because^H6440 of the fear^H3374 of God^H430.

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Original Hebrew

וְהַפַּחֹות הָרִאשֹׁנִים אֲשֶׁר־לְפָנַי הִכְבִּידוּ עַל־הָעָם וַיִּקְחוּ מֵהֶם בְּלֶחֶם וָיַיִן אַחַר כֶּסֶף־שְׁקָלִים אַרְבָּעִים גַּם נַעֲרֵיהֶם שָׁלְטוּ עַל־הָעָם וַאֲנִי לֹא־עָשִׂיתִי כֵן מִפְּנֵי יִרְאַת אֱלֹהִים׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וְ/הַ/פַּחוֹת֩	ve./ha./pa.chOt	H6346	HC/Td/Ncmpa	and/ the/ governors
הָ/רִאשֹׁנִ֨ים	ha./ri.sho.Nim	H7223	HTd/Aampa	(the)/ former
אֲשֶׁר	'a.Sher-	H834	HTr	who
לְ/פָנַ֜/י	le./fa.Na/i	H6440	HR/Ncbpc/Sp1cs	(were) (to)/ before/ me
הִכְבִּ֣ידוּ	hikh.Bi.du	H3513	HVhp3cp	they made heavy
עַל	'al-	H5921	HR	on
הָ/עָ֗ם	ha./'Am	H5971	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ people
וַ/יִּקְח֨וּ	va/i.yik.Chu	H3947	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ they took
מֵ/הֶ֜ם	me./Hem		HR/Sp3mp	from/ them
בְּ/לֶ֤חֶם	be./Le.chem	H3899	HR/Ncbsa	(in)/ food
וָ/יַ֨יִן֙	va./Ya.yin	H3196	HC/Ncmsa	and/ wine
אַחַר֙	'a.Char	H310	HR	after
כֶּֽסֶף	ke.sef-	H3701	HNcmsa	silver
שְׁקָלִ֣ים	she.ka.Lim	H8255	HNcmpa	shekels
אַרְבָּעִ֔ים	'ar.ba.'Im	H705	HAcbpa	forty
גַּ֥ם	gam	H1571	HTa	also
נַעֲרֵי/הֶ֖ם	na.'a.rei./Hem	H5288	HNcmpc/Sp3mp	servants/ their
שָׁלְט֣וּ	shal.Tu	H7980	HVqp3cp	they domineered
עַל	'al-	H5921	HR	over
הָ/עָ֑ם	ha./'Am	H5971	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ people
וַ/אֲנִי֙	va./'a.Ni	H589	HC/Pp1cs	and/ I
לֹא	lo'-	H3808	HTn	not
עָשִׂ֣יתִי	'a.Si.ti	H6213	HVqp1cs	I did
כֵ֔ן	Khen	H3651	HD	thus
מִ/פְּנֵ֖י	mi./pe.Nei	H6440	HR/Ncbpc	(from)/ because of
יִרְאַ֥ת	yir.'At	H3374	HNcfsc	(the) fear of
אֱלֹהִֽים	'E.lo.Him	H430	HNcmpa	God

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H310 — אַחַר (ʼachar, akh-ar'): from אָחַר; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses); after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with.
• H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
• H705 — אַרְבָּעִים (ʼarbâʻîym, ar-baw-eem'): multiple of אַרְבַּע; forty; -forty.
• H1571 — גַּם (gam, gam): by contraction from an unused root meaning to gather; properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and; again, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.
• H3196 — יַיִן (yayin, yah'-yin): from an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication; banqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).
• H3374 — יִרְאָה (yirʼâh, yir-aw'): feminine of יָרֵא; fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence; [idiom] dreadful, [idiom] exceedingly, fear(-fulness).
• H3513 — כָּבַד (kâbad, kaw-bad'): or כָּבֵד; a primitive root; to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable; causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses); abounding with, more grievously afflict, boast, be chargeable, [idiom] be dim, glorify, be (make) glorious (things), glory, (very) great, be grievous, harden, be (make) heavy, be heavier, lay heavily, (bring to, come to, do, get, be had in) honour (self), (be) honourable (man), lade, [idiom] more be laid, make self many, nobles, prevail, promote (to honour), be rich, be (go) sore, stop.
• H3701 — כֶּסֶף (keçeph, keh'-sef): from כָּסַף; silver (from its pale color); by implication, money; money, price, silver(-ling).
• H3899 — לֶחֶם (lechem, lekh'-em): from לָחַם; See also בֵּית לְעַפְרָה; food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it); (shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
• H3947 — לָקַח (lâqach, law-kakh'): a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications); accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.
• H5288 — נַעַר (naʻar, nah'-ar): from נָעַר; (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age); babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).
• H5971 — עַם (ʻam, am): from עָמַם; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock; folk, men, nation, people.
• H6213 — עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, aw-saw'): a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application; accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use.
• H6346 — פֶּחָה (pechâh, peh-khaw'): of foreign origin; a prefect (of a city or small district); captain, deputy, governor.
• H6440 — פָּנִים (pânîym, paw-neem'): plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה; from פָּנָה); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.); [phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, [idiom] him(-self), [phrase] honourable, [phrase] impudent, [phrase] in, it, look(-eth) (-s), [idiom] me, [phrase] meet, [idiom] more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), [idiom] on, open, [phrase] out of, over against, the partial, person, [phrase] please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, [phrase] regard, right forth, [phrase] serve, [idiom] shewbread, sight, state, straight, [phrase] street, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them(-selves), through ([phrase] -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), [phrase] upon, upside ([phrase] down), with(-in, [phrase] -stand), [idiom] ye, [idiom] you.
• H7223 — רִאשׁוֹן (riʼshôwn, ree-shone'): or רִאשֹׁן; from רִאשָׁה; first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun); ancestor, (that were) before(-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore(-father) (-most), former (thing), of old time, past.
• H7980 — שָׁלַט (shâlaṭ, shaw-lat'): a primitive root; to dominate, i.e. govern; by implication, to permit; (bear, have) rule, have dominion, give (have) power.
• H8255 — שֶׁקֶל (sheqel, sheh'-kel): from שָׁקַל; probably a weight; used as a commercial standard; shekel.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H589 — אֲנִי (ʼănîy, an-ee'): lemma אֲנַי second vowel, corrected to אֲנִי; contracted from אָנֹכִי; I; I, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.
• H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
• H3651 — כֵּן (kên, kane): from כּוּן; properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles); [phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, [phrase] there (where) -fore, this, thus, true, well, [idiom] you.
• H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
• H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• because — Nehemiah 5:9, Job 31:23, Psalms 112:1, Psalms 147:11, Proverbs 16:6, Ecclesiastes 12:13-14, Isaiah 50:10, Luke 18:2-4
• even their — 1 Samuel 2:15-17, 1 Samuel 8:15, Proverbs 29:12
• so did — Matthew 5:47, 2 Corinthians 11:9, 2 Corinthians 12:13

Reciprocal references (32): Genesis 20:11, Genesis 22:12, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 42:18, Exodus 1:17, Exodus 20:20, Leviticus 19:14, Leviticus 25:17, Leviticus 25:36, Deuteronomy 25:18, Judges 8:29, 1 Samuel 2:16, 1 Kings 18:3, 2 Chronicles 19:7, Nehemiah 4:16, Nehemiah 5:18, Nehemiah 7:2, Job 1:8, Psalms 19:9, Psalms 26:11, Psalms 119:161, Proverbs 3:7, Proverbs 14:16, Proverbs 28:16, Lamentations 5:8, Ezekiel 18:8, Zephaniah 1:9, Malachi 3:5, Acts 9:31, Ephesians 5:21, Colossians 3:22, 1 Thessalonians 2:9

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: BUSINESS LIFE, NEHEMIAH, REVERENCE-IRREVERENCE
• Torrey’s: SILVER
• Nave’s: CIVIL SERVICE, CONSCIENCE, COUNTRY, EXAMPLE, INTEGRITY, KINDNESS, LOVE, REVERENCE, UNSELFISHNESS

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