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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"