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Nehemiah 7:71
71Some of the heads of fathers’ households gave to the treasury for the work 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,200 silver minas.
Nehemiah 7:71 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver.
- New International Version (NIV)Some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury for the work 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver.
- English Standard Version (ESV)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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Some of the heads of the fathers’ houses gave to the treasury of the work twenty thousand gold drachmas, and two thousand two hundred silver minas.
Context of Nehemiah 7:71
69their camels, 435; their donkeys, 6,720. 70Some from among the heads of fathers’ households gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 gold drachmas, 50 basins, 530 priests’ garments. Some of the heads of fathers’ households gave to the treasury for the work 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,200 silver minas. 72And what the rest of the people gave was 20,000 gold drachmas, 2,000 silver minas, and 67 priests’ garments. 73So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, along with all Israel, lived in their cities. And when the seventh month came, the sons (descendants) of Israel (Jacob) were in their cities.
Read all of Nehemiah 7Nehemiah 7:71 word by word
וּמֵֽרָאשֵׁ֣י הָֽאָב֗וֹת נָֽתְנוּ֙ לְאוֹצַ֣ר הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה זָהָ֕ב דַּרְכְּמוֹנִ֖ים שְׁתֵּ֣י רִבּ֑וֹת וְכֶ֕סֶף מָנִ֖ים אַלְפַּ֥יִם וּמָאתָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- of the chiefרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
- of the fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
- gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- to the treasureאוֹצָר'ôtsâr · treasureH214
- of the workמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
- twentyשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
- thousandרִבּוֹribbô ribbô' · ten thousandH7239
- dramsדַּרְכְּמוֹןdarkemôn · drachmaH1871
- of goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
- and two thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
- and two hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
- poundמָנֶהmâneh · minaH4488
- of silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
Cross-references for Nehemiah 7:71
- Job 34:19Who is not partial to princes, Nor does He regard the rich above the poor, For they all are the work of His hands.
- Luke 21:1Looking up, He saw the rich people putting their gifts into the treasury.
- 2 Corinthians 8:12For if the eagerness [to give] is there, it is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
- Nehemiah 7:9the sons of Shephatiah, 372;
Commentaries on Nehemiah 7:71
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 71Two thousand and two hundred pounds - The Septuagint has two thousand Three hundred minae of silver.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 70-73Verses 70-73 Compared with Ezra 2:69 there is considerable difference between the totals for gold, silver, and garments. The usual explanation is that of corruption in the one or the other of the passages. Nehemiah 7:73 Dwelt in their cities - Nehemiah‘s quotation from Zerubbabel‘s register ends here, and the narration of events in Jerusalem in his own day is resumed from Nehemiah 7:3. The narrative Nehemiah 7:73 should stand as the beginning of Nehemiah…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-73Verses 5-73 Nehemiah knew that the safety of a city, under God, depends more upon the inhabitants than upon its walls. Every good gift and every good work are from above. God gives knowledge, he gives grace; all is of him, and therefore all must be to him. What is done by human prudence, must be ascribed to the direction of Divine Providence. But woe to those who turn back from the Lord, loving this present world! and happy those who dedicate themselves…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 70-72Some family leaders gave gifts, following their ancestors' traditions when building sacred structures (Exodus 25:2–7; 35:4–9; 2 Kings 12:1–21). This money added to gifts from Israelites who remained in Babylon (Ezra 1:6) and from the Persian kings (Ezra 6:8).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7171. pound of silver--that is, mina (sixty shekels, or £9).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Nehemiah 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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