Nehemiah
Nehemiah 7:70
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.
Footnotes
- s 7:70 Or 1,000 gold drachmas; that is, approximately 18.5 pounds or 8.4 kilograms of gold coins
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.