Nehemiah 5:15

The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people, but I did not do this because of my fear of God.

Note 40 shekels is approximately 1 pound or 453.6 grams of silver.

BSB · Berean Standard Bible
But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
KJV · King James Version
But the former governors who were before me were supported by the people, and took bread and wine from them, plus forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants ruled over the people, but I didn’t do so, because of the fear of God.

Note A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces.

WEB · World English Bible
But the former governors that were before me were chargeable unto the people, and took of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
ASV · American Standard Version

Related passages

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.

even their
1 Samuel 2:15–17; 1 Samuel 8:15; Proverbs 29:12
so did
Matthew 5:47; 2 Corinthians 11:9; 2 Corinthians 12:13
because
Nehemiah 5:9; Job 31:23; Psalm 112:1; Psalm 147:11; Proverbs 16:6; Ecclesiastes 12:13, 14; Isaiah 50:10; Luke 18:2–4