Neh 5:15 | NASB | e4.org | 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 .

‏ Nehemiah 5:15

15 But the former governors who were before me ^{▼▼ Lit made heavy}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 ^bbecause of the fear of God.