Rashi, on Neh 5:15

“But the former governors that had been before me, were chargeable to the people, and took of them in bread, and wine, and in money every day forty sides: and their officers also oppressed the people. But I did not so for the fear of God.”

“burdened the people Heb. הִכְבִּידוּ, lit. made heavy. They made the tax heavy upon the people. and took They would take bread and wine from them for the tax after they had already given forty silver shekels, and they were accustomed to doing this every year. also their servants [i.e., the servants] of the governors.”

Hebrew and Aramaic words are the commentator’s citations of the sacred text; the English translation that follows each is the translator’s.

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.