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Nehemiah 7:71
71Some family leaders gave 170 kilograms of gold and 1,300 kilograms of silver.
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
69435 camels and 6,720 donkeys. 70Some of the family leaders gave money to help build the wall. The officer who ruled there gave 8.5 kilograms of gold, 50 bowls and 530 sets of special clothes for the priests. Some family leaders gave 170 kilograms of gold and 1,300 kilograms of silver. 72The rest of the people gave 170 kilograms of gold and 1,300 kilograms of silver. They also gave 67 sets of special clothes for the priests. 73The priests, the Levites, the temple guards, the singers and the temple servants now lived in towns near Jerusalem. The other people also lived in the towns of Judah. When the seventh month of the year arrived, all the Israelite people were living in their towns and 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 34:19God created everyone. He is not more kind to important people than he is to other people. He does not help rich people more than he helps poor people.
- Luke 21:1Then Jesus looked up and saw something that was happening in the temple. There was a box for money there. Many rich people were putting their gifts of money into the box.
- 2 Corinthians 8:12If you really want to give, then God will accept your gift. God does not want you to give more than you are able to give. He will be happy about what you can give.
- Nehemiah 7:9The clan 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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