Nehemías 5:18

18 Era tarea de todos los días preparar un buey, seis ovejas escogidas y algunas aves; y cada diez días se traía vino en abundancia. Pero nunca utilicé el impuesto que me correspondía como gobernador, porque ya el pueblo tenía una carga muy pesada.

Nehemías 5:18 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 5:18

Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six
choice sheep
Or fat ones; of beef and mutton a considerable quantity, abundantly sufficient for his guests and servants, and shows what a good table he kept:

also fowls were prepared for me;
what number is not said:

and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine;
the country afforded; that is, either once in ten days his stock of wine was renewed, or a more liberal entertainment was made, a banquet of wine, ( Esther 5:6 ) ,

yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor;
the salary that used to be given him, but did this at his own expense, out of his own estate in Judea; or what he had got by his office as cupbearer to the king of Persia, the salary of which perhaps was continued:

because the bondage was heavy upon the people;
the tribute of the king of Persia, and their labour and expense in building the walls of the city.

Nehemías 5:18 In-Context

16 Al contrario, tanto yo como mis criados trabajamos en la reconstrucción de la muralla y no compramos ningún terreno.

17 A mi mesa se sentaban ciento cincuenta hombres, entre judíos y oficiales, sin contar a los que llegaban de países vecinos.

18 Era tarea de todos los días preparar un buey, seis ovejas escogidas y algunas aves; y cada diez días se traía vino en abundancia. Pero nunca utilicé el impuesto que me correspondía como gobernador, porque ya el pueblo tenía una carga muy pesada.

19 ¡Recuerda, Dios mío, todo lo que he hecho por este pueblo, y favoréceme!