tribute
mid.dah denotes the king's required payment for which people borrowed silver on their fields and vineyards.
The attested use denotes a required payment connected with the king: in Nehemiah 5:4, borrowers speak of obtaining silver in connection with it and their fields and vineyards.
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Required payment connected with the king · dominant
In Nehemiah 5:4, the construct singular noun occurs in the statement that people borrowed silver in connection with the king and their fields and vineyards. The APB renders the clause, "We borrowed silver for the tribute of the king on our fields and our vineyards."
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Nehemiah 5:4, the APB presents the clause as "We borrowed silver for the tribute of the king on our fields and our vineyards." The exact English contribution of the noun cannot be isolated beyond that clause.