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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Nehemiah 7:70-73
English Standard Version
70 Now some of the heads of fathers' houses gave to the work. The (A)governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics[a] of gold, 50 basins, 30 priests' garments and 500 minas[b] of silver.[c] 71 And some of the heads of fathers' houses gave into the treasury of the work 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver. 72 (B)And what the rest of the people gave was 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 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 towns.
(C)And when the seventh month had come, the people of Israel were in their towns.
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- Nehemiah 7:70 A daric was a coin weighing about 1/4 ounce or 8.5 grams
- Nehemiah 7:70 A mina was about 1 1/4 pounds or 0.6 kilogram
- Nehemiah 7:70 Probable reading; Hebrew lacks minas of silver
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