Nehemiah

Nehemiah 7:70–73

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.

⁷³So the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, and temple servants, along with some of the people and the rest of the Israelites, settled in their own towns. And by the seventh month the Israelites had settled in their towns.

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

Nehemiah 7:73

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the priests	הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים	hak·kō·hă·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
Levites	וְהַלְוִיִּ֡ם	wə·hal·wî·yim	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite
gatekeepers	וְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִים֩	wə·haš·šō·w·‘ă·rîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H7778 porter
singers	וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֨ים	wə·ham·šō·rə·rîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H7891 sing
and temple servants	וְהַנְּתִינִ֛ים	wə·han·nə·ṯî·nîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5411 Nethinim, Temple-servants
along with some	וּמִן־	ū·min-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
of the people	הָעָ֧ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
and the rest of	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the Israelites	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
settled	וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּ	way·yê·šə·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in their own towns	בְּעָרֵיהֶ֑ם	bə·‘ā·rê·hem	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H5892 excitement
And by the seventh	הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י	haš·šə·ḇî·‘î	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H7637 seventh
month	הַחֹ֣דֶשׁ	ha·ḥō·ḏeš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
the Israelites	וּבְנֵ֥י	ū·ḇə·nê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
had settled in their towns	בְּעָרֵיהֶֽם׃	bə·‘ā·rê·hem	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H5892 excitement

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