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# from the time I was appointed
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Here "I" refers to Nehemiah.
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# from the twentieth year until the thirty-second year
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"from the 20th year until the 32 year" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
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# of Artaxerxes the king
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"that Artaxerxes was king"
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# twelve years
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"12 years" or "during those 12 years." Nehemiah is restating the number of years to emphasize that he did this continually for the full time he was governor. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
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# the food provided for the governor
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "ate the food that the people provided for the governor"
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# for their daily
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"every day for their"
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# former governors
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"previous governors" or "governors from the past." Nehemiah was not the first governor of Judah.
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# forty shekels
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"40 shekels" or "40 silver coins" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bmoney]])
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# But I did not do so because of the fear of God
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"But because my fear of God I did not take the food" or "But I did not take the food because I feared God" |