ﻧﺤﻤﻴﺎ 5:18 ~ Nehemiah 5:18

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و َكُنْتُ أُقَدِّمُ لَهُمْ يَومِيّاً لِيَأْكُلُوا ثَوْراً وَسِتَّةَ خِرافٍ وَبَعضَ الدَّواجِنِ عَلَى حِسابِي. وَبَعْدَ كُلِّ عَشْرَةِ أيّامٍ كُنتُ أُقَدِّمُ لَهُمْ جَمِيعَ أنْواعِ النَّبِيْذِ بِكَمِّيّاتٍ كَبِيرَةٍ. وَرُغْمَ هَذا لَمْ أُطالِبْ بِحِصَّةِ الوالِي مِنْ طَعامِ النّاسِ، لِأنَّ العَمَلَ كانَ مُرهِقاً لِهَذا الشَّعبِ.


Now that which was prepared for each day was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and every ten days wine in all abundance; yet with all this I did not require the bread of the captain because the bondage was heavy upon this people.

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