Ezra 2
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Ezra 2:68-70

68When they arrivedH935 at the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068 in JerusalemH3389, some of the headsH7218 of the familiesH1 gave freewill offeringsH5068 to rebuildH5975 the houseH1004 of GodH430 onH5921 its original siteH4349. 69According to their abilityH3581, they gaveH5414 to the treasuryH214 for this workH4399 61,000H8337H7239H505 daricsH1871 of goldH2091,1 5,000H2568H505 minasH4488 of silverH3701,2 and 100H3967 priestlyH3548 garmentsH3801.

70So the priestsH3548, the LevitesH3881, the singersH7891, the gatekeepersH7778, and the temple servantsH5411, along with someH4480 of the peopleH5971, settledH3427 in their own townsH5892; and the restH3605 of the IsraelitesH34783 settledH5892 in their towns.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ezra 2:69 Or 61,000 gold drachmas; that is, approximately 1,129.7 pounds or 512.4 kilograms of gold coins ↩
  2. 2. Ezra 2:69 5,000 minas is approximately 3.14 tons or 2.85 metric tons of silver. ↩
  3. 3. Ezra 2:70 Or all Israel ↩

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