# for their daily

"every day for their"

# former governors

"previous governors" or "governors from the past." Nehemiah was not the first governor of Judah.

# forty shekels

"40 shekels" or "40 silver coins" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-numbers]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-bmoney]])

# were lords over the people

"oppressed the people" or "forced the people to obey them absolutely"

# But I did not do so because of the fear of God

"But because my fear of God I did not take the food" or "But I did not take the food because I feared God"