Translations
Jehoiakim paid the silver and gold to Pharaoh, but he raised it by taxing the land. He collected it from every person according to their individual assessment and handed it over to Pharaoh Necho.
Yehoyakim paid the silver and gold to Paroh; but he taxed the land to meet the tribute. He exacted the silver and gold from the people of the land—each according to his assessment—to hand it over to Paroh-Nechoh.
And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give it unto Pharaohnechoh.
So Jehoiakim paid the silver and gold to Pharaoh Neco, but to meet Pharaoh’s demand he taxed the land and exacted the silver and the gold from the people, each according to his wealth.