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Nehemiah 7:69-71
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Nehemiah 7:69-71
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69 (7:68)[a] 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. 70 Some of the family leaders[b] contributed to the work. The governor contributed to the treasury 1,000 gold drachmas,[c] 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments. 71 Some of the family leaders gave to the project treasury 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,200 silver minas.
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- Nehemiah 7:69 tc Most Hebrew mss omit 7:68 ET, which reads “They had 736 horses, 245 mules,” and thus have one less verse in chap. 7, ending the chapter at 7:72. This verse is included in the LXX and most English versions. Cf. Ezra 2:66.
- Nehemiah 7:70 tn Heb “the heads of the fathers.”
- Nehemiah 7:70 tn Heb “darics” (also in vv. 71, 72).
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