New American Standard Bible 2020
Nehemiah 7:70
70Some of the heads of fathers’ households gave to the work. The 12governor gave to the treasury a thousand gold drachmas, fifty basins, and 530 priests’ garments.
Nehemiah 7:70 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests’ garments.
- New International Version (NIV)Some of the heads of the families contributed to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 bowls and 530 garments for priests.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now some of the heads of fathers' houses gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 basins, 30 priests' garments and 500 minas of silver.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And some of the heads of the fathers’ houses gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury one thousand gold drachmas, fifty basins, and five hundred and thirty priestly garments.
Context of Nehemiah 7:70
68Their horses were 736; their mules, 245; 69their camels, 435; their donkeys, 6,720. Some of the heads of fathers’ households gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury a thousand gold drachmas, fifty basins, and 530 priests’ garments. 71And some of the heads of fathers’ households gave to the treasury for the work twenty thousand gold drachmas and 2,200 silver minas. 72What the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand gold drachmas, two thousand silver minas, and sixty-seven priests’ garments.
Read all of Nehemiah 7Nehemiah 7:70 word by word
וּמִקְצָת֙ רָאשֵׁ֣י הָֽאָב֔וֹת נָתְנ֖וּ לַמְּלָאכָ֑ה הַתִּרְשָׁ֜תָא נָתַ֣ן לָאוֹצָ֗ר זָהָ֞ב דַּרְכְּמֹנִ֥ים אֶ֙לֶף֙ מִזְרָק֣וֹת חֲמִשִּׁ֔ים כָּתְנוֹת֙ כֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים שְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
- Someמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
- Someקְצָתqetsâth · endH7117
- of the headsרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
- of fathers’אָב'âb · fatherH1
- gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- to the workמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
- governorתִּרְשָׁתָאtirshâthâ' · governorH8660
- to the treasuryאוֹצָר'ôtsâr · treasureH214
- a thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
- goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
- drachmasדַּרְכְּמוֹןdarkemôn · drachmaH1871
- fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym · fiftyH2572
- basinsמִזְרָקmizrâq · bowlH4219
- 530שְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
- 530חָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
- 530מֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
- priests’כֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
- garmentsכֻּתֹּ֫נֶתkethôneth kûttôneth · tunicH3801
Cross-references for Nehemiah 7:70
- Ezra 2:68Some of the heads of fathers’ households, when they arrived at the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for the house of God to erect it on its site.
- Numbers 7:2Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ households, made an offering (they were the leaders of the tribes; they were the supervisors over the numbered men).
- 1 Chronicles 29:3In addition, in my delight in the house of my God, the treasure I have of gold and silver, I give to the house of my God, over and above all that I have already provided for the holy temple,
- Nehemiah 8:9Then Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, “This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping when they heard the words of the Law.
- Nehemiah 10:1Now on the sealed document were the names of: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,
- Nehemiah 7:1Now when the wall was rebuilt and I had installed the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites were appointed,
- Exodus 12:22And you shall take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood which is in the basin, and apply some of the blood that is in the basin to the lintel and the two doorposts; and none of you shall go outside the door of his house until morning.
- 1 Kings 7:45and the buckets, the shovels, and the bowls; indeed, all these utensils which Hiram made for King Solomon in the house of the Lord were of polished bronze.
- 1 Chronicles 28:17and the forks, the basins, and the pitchers of pure gold; and for the golden bowls with the weight for each bowl; and for the silver bowls with the weight for each bowl;
- 2 Chronicles 4:8He also made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the right side and five on the left. And he made a hundred golden bowls.
- Jeremiah 52:19The captain of the guard also took the bowls, the firepans, the basins, the pots, the lampstands, the pans, and the drink offering bowls, whatever was fine gold, and whatever was fine silver.
Commentaries on Nehemiah 7:70
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 70The Tirshatha gave - The Septuagint, particularly the copy in the Codex Alexandrinus, intimates that this sum was given to the Tirshatha, or Nehemiah: ͅ ͅ , And to the Athersatha they gave for the treasure, etc. For the meaning of the word Tirshatha, see on Ezra 2:63; (note).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. 7070. And some of the chief of the fathers, &c.--With Ne 7:69 the register ends, and the thread of Nehemiah's history is resumed. He was the tirshatha, or governor, and the liberality displayed by him and some of the leading men for the suitable equipment of the ministers of religion, forms the subject of the remaining portion of the chapter. Their donations consisted principally in garments. This would appear a singular description of gifts to be made by…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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