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70 Some of the heads of the families gave support for the work.
The governor gave to the treasury:
    gold darics: 1,000[a]
    bowls: 50
    garments for the priests: 530.
71 Some of the heads of the families gave this to the treasury for the work:
    gold darics: 20,000
    silver minas: 2,200.[b]
72 What the rest of the people gave was this:
    gold darics: 20,000
    silver minas: 2,000
    and garments for the priests: 67.

73 The priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, and the temple servants, that is, all Israel, settled in their cities.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 7:70 A daric is a unit of weight that appears in post-exilic books. It is a Persian term, equal to the Greek drachma, about a third of an ounce. It is also the name of a Persian gold coin.
  2. Nehemiah 7:71 Estimates of the weight of a mina very widely, from twenty to thirty-five ounces.

70 Some of the heads of the families contributed to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics[a] of gold, 50 bowls and 530 garments for priests. 71 Some of the heads of the families(A) gave to the treasury for the work 20,000 darics[b] of gold and 2,200 minas[c] of silver. 72 The total given by the rest of the people was 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas[d] of silver and 67 garments for priests.(B)

73 The priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the musicians and the temple servants,(C) along with certain of the people and the rest of the Israelites, settled in their own towns.(D)

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When the seventh month came and the Israelites had settled in their towns,(E)

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  1. Nehemiah 7:70 That is, about 19 pounds or about 8.4 kilograms
  2. Nehemiah 7:71 That is, about 375 pounds or about 170 kilograms; also in verse 72
  3. Nehemiah 7:71 That is, about 1 1/3 tons or about 1.2 metric tons
  4. Nehemiah 7:72 That is, about 1 1/4 tons or about 1.1 metric tons