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Nehemiah 5:15

Bible Crampon 1904 · Berean Standard Bible

Les anciens gouverneurs qui m'avaient précédé accablaient le peuple et recevaient de lui du pain et du vin, outre quarante sicles d'argent ; leurs serviteurs mêmes opprimaient le peuple ; mais moi, je n'ai point agi de la sorte, par crainte de Dieu.
The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver (note: 40 shekels is approximately 1 pound or 453.6 grams of silver.). Their servants also oppressed the people. But I did not do this, because of my fear of God.