פירוש על נחמיה 5:15

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.