Nehemiah

Nehemiah 7:70–72

⁷⁰Some of the heads of the families contributed to the project. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold,^s 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments. ⁷¹And some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury for the project 20,000 darics of gold^t and 2,200 minas of silver.^u ⁷²The rest of the people gave a total of 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver,^v and 67 priestly garments.

Footnotes

s 7:70 Or 1,000 gold drachmas; that is, approximately 18.5 pounds or 8.4 kilograms of gold coins
t 7:71 Or 20,000 gold drachmas; that is, approximately 370.4 pounds or 168 kilograms of gold coins; also in verse 72
u 7:71 Or 2,200 silver minas; that is, approximately 1.38 tons or 1.25 metric tons of silver
v 7:72 Or 2,000 silver minas; that is, approximately 1.26 tons or 1.14 metric tons of silver

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Nehemiah 7:70

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Some of	וּמִקְצָת֙	ū·miq·ṣāṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H7117 end
the heads	רָאשֵׁ֣י	rā·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7218 head
of the families	הָֽאָב֔וֹת	hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1 father
contributed	נָתְנ֖וּ	nā·ṯə·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5414 give, put, set
to the project	לַמְּלָאכָ֑ה	lam·mə·lā·ḵāh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4399 occupation, work
The governor	הַתִּרְשָׁ֜תָא	hat·tir·šā·ṯā	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H8660 Tirshathâ
gave	נָתַ֣ן	nā·ṯan	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to the treasury	לָאוֹצָ֗ר	lā·’ō·w·ṣār	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H214 treasure, store, treasury, storehouse
1,000	אֶ֙לֶף֙	’e·lep̄	Number - masculine singular	H505 thousand
darics	דַּרְכְּמֹנִ֥ים	dar·kə·mō·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1871 drachma
of gold	זָהָ֞ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
50	חֲמִשִּׁ֔ים	ḥă·miš·šîm	Number - common plural	H2572 fifty
bowls	מִזְרָק֣וֹת	miz·rā·qō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4219 bowl, bason
and 530	שְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים	šə·lō·šîm	Number - common plural	H7970 thirty
priestly	כֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים	kō·hă·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
garments	כָּתְנוֹת֙	kā·ṯə·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H3801 tunic

Nehemiah 7:71

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And some of the heads	וּמֵֽרָאשֵׁ֣י	ū·mê·rā·šê	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H7218 head
of the families	הָֽאָב֗וֹת	hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1 father
gave	נָֽתְנוּ֙	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 the project	הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה	ham·mə·lā·ḵāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4399 occupation, work
20,000	שְׁתֵּ֣י	šə·tê	Number - feminine dual construct	H8147 two
darics	דַּרְכְּמוֹנִ֖ים	dar·kə·mō·w·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1871 drachma
of gold	זָהָ֕ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
and 2,200	אַלְפַּ֥יִם	’al·pa·yim	Number - md	H505 thousand
minas	מָנִ֖ים	mā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4488 maneh, mina
of silver	וְכֶ֕סֶף	wə·ḵe·sep̄	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money

Nehemiah 7:72

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The rest	שְׁאֵרִ֣ית	šə·’ê·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H7611 rest, residue, remnant, remainder
of the people	הָעָם֒	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
gave	נָתְנוּ֮	nā·ṯə·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5414 give, put, set
20,000	שְׁתֵּ֣י	šə·tê	Number - feminine dual construct	H8147 two
darics	דַּרְכְּמוֹנִים֙	dar·kə·mō·w·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1871 drachma
of gold	זָהָ֗ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
2,000	אַלְפָּ֑יִם	’al·pā·yim	Number - md	H505 thousand
minas	מָנִ֣ים	mā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4488 maneh, mina
of silver	וְכֶ֖סֶף	wə·ḵe·sep̄	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
and 67	שִׁשִּׁ֥ים	šiš·šîm	Number - common plural	H8346 sixty
priestly	כֹּֽהֲנִ֖ים	kō·hă·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
garments	וְכָתְנֹ֥ת	wə·ḵā·ṯə·nōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct	H3801 tunic

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