尼希米记 5:16

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

我堅持只重修城牆的工程；所以我們不購置田產，我所有的僕人也都聚集在那裡工作。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
并 且 我 恒 心 修 造 城 墙 ， 并 没 有 置 买 田 地 ； 我 的 仆 人 也 都 聚 集 在 那 里 做 工 。

Contextual Overview

¹⁴ I was appointed governor in the land of Judah in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes' rule. I was governor of Judah for twelve years, until his thirty-second year. During that time neither my brothers nor I ate the food that was allowed for a governor. ¹⁵ But the governors before me had placed a heavy load on the people. They took about one pound of silver from each person, along with food and wine. The governors' helpers before me also controlled the people, but I did not do that, because I feared God. ¹⁶ I worked on the wall, as did all my men who were gathered there. We did not buy any fields. ¹⁷ Also, I fed one hundred fifty Jewish people and officers at my table, as well as those who came from the nations around us. ¹⁸ This is what was prepared every day: one ox, six good sheep, and birds. And every ten days there were all kinds of wine. But I never demanded the food that was due a governor, because the people were already working very hard. ¹⁹ Remember to be kind to me, my God, for all the good I have done for these people.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I continued: Luke 8:15, Romans 2:7, 1 Corinthians 15:58, Galatians 6:9

neither bought: Numbers 16:15, Acts 20:33-35, 1 Thessalonians 2:5, 1 Thessalonians 2:6

all my: 2 Corinthians 12:16-18, Philippians 2:20, Philippians 2:21

Reciprocal: Nehemiah 4:16 - my servants Nehemiah 4:23 - So neither I

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall,.... Of building the wall of Jerusalem; here he gave his constant attendance to direct and encourage the workmen, and see that they kept to their work, and did it well:

neither bought we any land; neither he nor the principal men with him, though they could have bought it cheap, but they chose not to take the advantage of the poverty of the people:

and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work: all were employed in it, taking no wages for their work, being maintained at his expense.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I continued ... land - i. e. - “I took my share in the work of the wall, as general superintendent. I did not take advantage of the general poverty to buy poor men’s plots of ground.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 16. Neither bought we any land — Neither he nor his officers took any advantage of the necessities of the people, to buy their lands, &c. He even made his own servants to work at the wall.