Nehemiah 7:70-73
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70 Now some of the heads of ancestral houses contributed to the work. The governor gave to the treasury one thousand darics of gold, fifty basins, and five hundred thirty priestly robes.(A) 71 And some of the heads of ancestral houses gave into the building fund twenty thousand darics of gold and two thousand two hundred minas of silver.(B) 72 And what the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold, two thousand minas of silver, and sixty-seven priestly robes.
73 So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel settled in their towns.
Ezra Summons the People to Obey the Law
When the seventh month came, the Israelites being settled in their towns,(C)
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Nehemiah 7:70-73
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Gifts for the Temple(A)
70 Some of the heads of the families contributed to the work. The governor[a] contributed 1,000 gold drachmas to the treasury, along with 50 basins, and 530 priestly garments. 71 Some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,200 silver units[b] for the work. 72 The rest of the people gave 20,000 gold drachmas, 2,000 silver units[c], and 67 priestly garments.
73 The priests, descendants of Levi, gatekeepers, singers, some of the people, the Temple Servants, and all the Israelis settled in their cities.
Ezra Reads the Law(B)
73 Seven months later,[d] the Israelis had settled in their own cities.
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- Nehemiah 7:70 Lit. Tirshatha; i.e. a Persian title
- Nehemiah 7:71 Lit. mina
- Nehemiah 7:72 Lit. mina
- Nehemiah 7:73 Lit. When the seventh month came; cf. Ezra 3:1
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