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
Holman Christian Standard Bible
70 Some of the family leaders gave to the project. The governor gave 1,000 gold coins,[a] 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments to the treasury. 71 Some of the family leaders gave 20,000 gold coins and 2,200 silver minas[b] to the treasury for the project. 72 The rest of the people gave 20,000 gold coins, 2,000 silver minas, and 67 priestly garments. 73 So the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, temple singers, some of the people, temple servants, and all Israel settled in their towns.[c](A)
Public Reading of the Law
When the seventh month(B) came and the Israelites had settled in their towns,
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- Nehemiah 7:70 Or drachmas, or darics; also in vv. 71-72
- Nehemiah 7:71 A Babylonian coin worth 50 shekels
- Nehemiah 7:73 The second half of v. 73 is better understood when placed with 8:1.
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