Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people, but I did not do this because of my fear of God. Young's Literal Translation the former governors who [are] before me have made themselves heavy on the people, and take of them in bread and wine, besides in silver forty shekels; also, their servants have ruled over the people—and I have not done so, because of the fear of God. King James Bible But the former governors that [had been] before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God. Hebrew The governorsוְהַפַּחוֹת֩ (wə·hap·pa·ḥō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6346: A governor before me לְפָנַ֜י (lə·p̄ā·nay) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 6440: The face had heavily burdened הִכְבִּ֣ידוּ (hiḵ·bî·ḏū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3513: To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome the people, הָעָ֗ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock taking וַיִּקְח֨וּ (way·yiq·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3947: To take from them מֵהֶ֜ם (mê·hem) Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They bread בְּלֶ֤חֶם (bə·le·ḥem) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain and wine וָיַ֙יִן֙ (wā·ya·yin) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3196: Wine, intoxication plus אַחַר֙ (’a·ḥar) Adverb Strong's 310: The hind or following part forty אַרְבָּעִ֔ים (’ar·bā·‘îm) Number - common plural Strong's 705: Forty shekels שְׁקָלִ֣ים (šə·qā·lîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8255: A weight, a commercial standard of silver. כֶּֽסֶף־ (ke·sep̄-) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3701: Silver, money Their servants נַעֲרֵיהֶ֖ם (na·‘ă·rê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer also גַּ֥ם (gam) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and oppressed שָׁלְט֣וּ (šā·lə·ṭū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7980: To dominate, govern, to permit the people, הָעָ֑ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock but I וַאֲנִי֙ (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I did not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no do עָשִׂ֣יתִי (‘ā·śî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 6213: To do, make this כֵ֔ן (ḵên) Adverb Strong's 3651: So -- thus because מִפְּנֵ֖י (mip·pə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face of my fear יִרְאַ֥ת (yir·’aṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3374: Fear, reverence of God. אֱלֹהִֽים׃ (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative |