Moreover there were at my table a hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, besides those that came unto us from among the nations that are about us.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Men, my brethren, not (Calmet) Persians. (Grotius)
Them; ambassadors. (Menochius)
If Nehemias behaved with such generosity for twelve years, he must have been very rich; or he received a great pension from the king, or voluntary and abundant contributions from the rich.