Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered there unto the work.
All Commentaries on Nehemiah 5:16 Go To Nehemiah 5
George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Wall, pleading no exemption, but making my servants work. (Calmet)
Though no particular portion was assigned to him, he helped all. (Tirinus)
No land, as I might have done, on advantageous terms. (Haydock)
Rare example of disinterestedness! He praises himself without vanity, only to induce others to follow the same course. So Moses, David, St. Paul, and others acted, Numbers xii. 3.
