Ezra

Ezra 2:68–69

⁶⁸When they arrived at the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families gave freewill offerings to rebuild the house of God on its original site. ⁶⁹According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics of gold,^s 5,000 minas of silver,^t and 100 priestly garments.

Footnotes

s 2:69 Or 61,000 gold drachmas; that is, approximately 1,129.7 pounds or 512.4 kilograms of gold coins
t 2:69 5,000 minas is approximately 3.14 tons or 2.85 metric tons of silver.

Read all of Ezra 2

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

Ezra 2:68

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When they arrived	בְּבוֹאָ֕ם	bə·ḇō·w·’ām	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
at the house	לְבֵ֥ית	lə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
in Jerusalem	בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	bî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
of the heads	וּמֵרָאשֵׁי֙	ū·mê·rā·šê	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H7218 head
of the families	הָֽאָב֔וֹת	hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1 father
gave freewill offerings	הִֽתְנַדְּבוּ֙	hiṯ·nad·də·ḇū	Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person common plural	H5068 incite, impel
to rebuild	לְהַעֲמִיד֖וֹ	lə·ha·‘ă·mî·ḏōw	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
the house	לְבֵ֣ית	lə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of God	הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
its original site	מְכוֹנֽוֹ׃	mə·ḵō·w·nōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4349 fixed or established place, foundation

Ezra 2:69

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
According to their ability	כְּכֹחָ֗ם	kə·ḵō·ḥām	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3581 strength, power
they gave	נָתְנוּ֮	nā·ṯə·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5414 give, put, set
to the treasury	לְאוֹצַ֣ר	lə·’ō·w·ṣar	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H214 treasure, store, treasury, storehouse
for this work	הַמְּלָאכָה֒	ham·mə·lā·ḵāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4399 occupation, work
61,000	שֵׁשׁ־	šêš-	Number - feminine singular construct	H8337 six
darics	דַּרְכְּמוֹנִים֙	dar·kə·mō·w·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1871 drachma
of gold	זָהָ֗ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
5,000	חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת	ḥă·mê·šeṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H2568 five
minas	מָנִ֖ים	mā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4488 maneh, mina
of silver	וְכֶ֕סֶף	wə·ḵe·sep̄	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
and 100	מֵאָֽה׃ס	mê·’āh	Number - feminine singular	H3967 hundred
priestly	כֹּהֲנִ֖ים	kō·hă·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
garments	וְכָתְנֹ֥ת	wə·ḵā·ṯə·nōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct	H3801 tunic

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Ezra 2:68 2 Corinthians 9:7 · Exodus 36:3 · Exodus 35:5–19 · Exodus 35:29 · 2 Corinthians 8:3

Ezra 2:69 Ezra 8:25–34

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.