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Nehemiah 5:14-16
Contemporary English Version
Nehemiah 5:14-16
Contemporary English Version
Nehemiah Is Generous
14 I was governor of Judah from the twentieth year that Artaxerxes[a] was king until the thirty-second year. And during these entire twelve years, my relatives and I refused to accept the food that I was allowed. 15 Each governor before me had been a burden to the people by making them pay for his food and wine and by demanding forty silver coins a day. Even their officials had been a burden to the people. But I respected God, and I didn't think it was right to be so hard on them. 16 I spent all my time getting the wall rebuilt and did not buy any property. Everyone working for me did the same thing.
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- 5.14 Artaxerxes: See the note at 1.1.
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