Nehemiah 7:70-73
New English Translation
70 Some of the family leaders[a] contributed to the work. The governor contributed to the treasury 1,000 gold drachmas,[b] 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. 72 What the rest of the people gave amounted to 20,000 gold drachmas, 2,000 silver minas, and 67 priestly garments.
73 The priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all the rest of Israel lived in their cities.
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When the seventh month arrived and the Israelites[c] were settled in their towns,[d]
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- Nehemiah 7:70 tn Heb “the heads of the fathers.”
- Nehemiah 7:70 tn Heb “darics” (also in vv. 71, 72).
- Nehemiah 7:73 tn Heb “the sons of Israel.” So also in vv. 14, 17; 9:1.
- Nehemiah 7:73 tn The traditional understanding of the chapter and verse division here is probably incorrect. The final part of v. 73 is best understood as belonging with 8:1.
Nehemiah 7:70-73
World English Bible
70 Some from among the heads of fathers’ households gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury one thousand darics of gold,[a] fifty basins, and five hundred thirty priests’ garments. 71 Some of the heads of fathers’ households gave into the treasury of the work twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand two hundred minas[b] of silver. 72 That which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold, plus two thousand minas of silver, and sixty-seven priests’ garments.
73 So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel, lived in their cities.
When the seventh month had come, the children of Israel were in their cities.
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