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For twelve years the speaker and his brothers do not eat the bread of the governor

말하는 이와 그 형제가 십 이년 동안 총독의 녹을 먹지 아니함

Nehemiah 5:14–19: the speaker (“I”) says, “Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even to the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brothers have not eaten the bread of the governor. But the former governors who were before me were supported by the people, and took bread and wine from them, plus forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants ruled over the people, but I didn’t do so, because of the fear of God. Yes, I also continued in the work of this wall. We didn’t buy any land. All my servants were gathered there to the work. Moreover there were at my table, of the Jews and the rulers, one hundred fifty men, in addition to those who came to us from among the nations that were around us. Now that which was prepared for one day was one ox and six choice sheep. Also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days a store of all sorts of wine. Yet for all this, I didn’t demand the governor’s pay, because the bondage was heavy on this people.” He says, “Remember me, my God, for all the good that I have done for this people.” The Korean Revised Version reads 유다 땅 총독 (governor of the land of Judah) at 5:14, and 백성에게 토색하여 (extorted from the people) at 5:15 where WEB reads “were supported by the people”; gives 5:16 no subject of its own and no “We” (땅을 사지 아니하였고, did not buy land); and at 5:18 reads 매일 나를 위하여 (every day, for me) before the ox and the sheep, and 닭도 많이 (many fowls).

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NEH 5:14–19, engwebp
¹⁴Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even to the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brothers have not eaten the bread of the governor.
¹⁵But the former governors who were before me were supported by the people, and took bread and wine from them, plus forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants ruled over the people, but I didn’t do so, because of the fear of God.
¹⁶Yes, I also continued in the work of this wall. We didn’t buy any land. All my servants were gathered there to the work.
¹⁷Moreover there were at my table, of the Jews and the rulers, one hundred fifty men, in addition to those who came to us from among the nations that were around us.
¹⁸Now that which was prepared for one day was one ox and six choice sheep. Also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days a store of all sorts of wine. Yet for all this, I didn’t demand the governor’s pay, because the bondage was heavy on this people.
¹⁹Remember me, my God, for all the good that I have done for this people.
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Evidence: Nehemiah 5:14–19

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Current wording: Nehemiah 5:14–19: the speaker (“I”) says, “Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even to the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brothers have not eaten the bread of the governor. But the former governors who were before me were supported by the people, and took bread and wine from them, plus forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants ruled over the people, but I didn’t do so, because of the fear of God. Yes, I also continued in the work of this wall. We didn’t buy any land. All my servants were gathered there to the work. Moreover there were at my table, of the Jews and the rulers, one hundred fifty men, in addition to those who came to us from among the nations that were around us. Now that which was prepared for one day was one ox and six choice sheep. Also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days a store of all sorts of wine. Yet for all this, I didn’t demand the governor’s pay, because the bondage was heavy on this people.” He says, “Remember me, my God, for all the good that I have done for this people.” The Korean Revised Version reads 유다 땅 총독 (governor of the land of Judah) at 5:14, and 백성에게 토색하여 (extorted from the people) at 5:15 where WEB reads “were supported by the people”; gives 5:16 no subject of its own and no “We” (땅을 사지 아니하였고, did not buy land); and at 5:18 reads 매일 나를 위하여 (every day, for me) before the ox and the sheep, and 닭도 많이 (many fowls).
Cited evidence: NEH 5:14–19, engwebp
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