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Nehemiah 5:15

The governors before me had put heavy loads on the people. They took bread and wine from them, plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also treated the people harshly. But I did not do this, because I feared God.

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Note: Forty shekels is about 1 pound of silver.

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