Commento su Neemia 5:15
וְהַפַּחוֹת֩ הָרִאשֹׁנִ֨ים אֲשֶׁר־לְפָנַ֜י הִכְבִּ֣ידוּ עַל־הָעָ֗ם וַיִּקְח֨וּ מֵהֶ֜ם בְּלֶ֤חֶם וָיַ֙יִן֙ אַחַר֙ כֶּֽסֶף־שְׁקָלִ֣ים אַרְבָּעִ֔ים גַּ֥ם נַעֲרֵיהֶ֖ם שָׁלְט֣וּ עַל־הָעָ֑ם וַאֲנִי֙ לֹא־עָשִׂ֣יתִי כֵ֔ן מִפְּנֵ֖י יִרְאַ֥ת אֱלֹהִֽים׃
Ma gli ex governatori che erano davanti a me imponevano un peso sul popolo e ne prendevano per pane e vino oltre quaranta sicli d'argento; sì, perfino i loro servi governavano il popolo; ma anche io, a causa del timore di Dio.
Rashi on Nehemiah
burdened the people Heb. הִכְבִּידוּ, lit. made heavy. They made the tax heavy upon the people.
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Rashi on Nehemiah
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.
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also their servants [i.e., the servants] of the governors.
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