


Nehemiah 5:14
Bible Versions
¶ 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.
Moreover from the time {H3117} that I was appointed {H6680} to be their governor {H6346} in the land {H776} of Judah {H3063}, from the twentieth {H6242} year {H8141} even unto the two {H8147} and thirtieth {H7970} year {H8141} of Artaxerxes {H783} the king {H4428}, that is, twelve {H8147}{H6240} years {H8141}, I and my brethren {H251} have not eaten {H398} the bread {H3899} of the governor {H6346}.
Besides that, from the time I was appointed their governor in the land of Y'hudah, from the twentieth year until the thirty-second year of Artach'shashta the king - that is, for twelve years - neither I nor my colleagues drew on the governor's living allowance.
Furthermore, from the day King Artaxerxes appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah, from his twentieth year until his thirty-second year (twelve years total), neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor.
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.
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