SEV Biblia, Chapter 5:18
Y lo que se aderezaba para cada día era un buey, seis ovejas escogidas, y aves también se aparejaban para mí, y cada diez días vino en toda abundancia; y con todo esto nunca requerí el pan del capitán, porque la servidumbre de este pueblo era grave.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Nehemiah 5:18
Verse 18. One ox, and six choice sheep] This was food sufficient for more than two hundred men. Once in ten days store of all sorts of wine] It is supposed that every tenth day they drank wine; at all other times they drank water; unless we suppose the meaning of the phrase to be, that his servants laid in a stock of wine every ten days. Though the Asiatics drank sparingly of wine, yet it is not very likely that, in a case such as that above, wine was tasted only thrice in each month.
Bishop Pococke mentions the manner in which the bey of Tunis lived. He had daily twelve sheep, with fish, fowls, soups, oranges, eggs, onions, boiled rice, &c., &c., His nobles dined with him; after they had done, the servants sat down; and, when they had finished, the poor took what was left. Here is no mention of a fat ox; but there were six sheep at the bey's table more than were at the table of Nehemiah: so the twelve sheep were equal to six sheep and one ox. Probably the mode of living between these two was nearly alike.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 18. Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep , etc.] Or fat ones; of beef and mutton a considerable quantity, abundantly sufficient for his guests and servants, and shows what a good table he kept: also fowls were prepared for me ; what number is not said: and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine ; the country afforded; that is, either once in ten days his stock of wine was renewed, or a more liberal entertainment was made, a banquet of wine, ( Esther 5:6), yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor ; the salary that used to be given him, but did this at his own expense, out of his own estate in Judea; or what he had got by his office as cupbearer to the king of Persia, the salary of which perhaps was continued: because the bondage was heavy upon the people ; the tribute of the king of Persia, and their labour and expense in building the walls of the city.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 14-19 - Those who truly fear God, will not dare to do any thing cruel of unjust. Let all who are in public places remember that they are s placed to do good, not to enrich themselves. Nehemiah mentions it to God in prayer, not as if he had merited any favour from God, but to show that he depended upon God only, to make up to him what he had los and laid out for his honour. Nehemiah evidently spake and acted as on that knew himself to be a sinner. He did not mean to claim a reward a of debt, but in the manner that the Lord rewards a cup of cold wate given to a disciple for his sake. The fear and love of God in the heart, and true love of the brethren, will lead to every good work These are proper evidences of justifying faith; and our reconciled God will look upon persons of this character for good, according to all they have done for his people __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ואשׁר 834 היה 1961 נעשׂה 6213 ליום 3117 אחד 259 שׁור 7794 אחד 259 צאן 6629 שׁשׁ 8337 בררות 1305 וצפרים 6833 נעשׂו 6213 לי ובין 996 עשׂרת 6235 ימים 3117 בכל 3605 יין 3196 להרבה 7235 ועם 5973 זה 2088 לחם 3899 הפחה 6346 לא 3808 בקשׁתי 1245 כי 3588 כבדה 3513 העבדה 5656 על 5921 העם 5971 הזה׃ 2088
