Nehemiah
Nehemiah 7:72
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
- v 7:72 Or 2,000 silver minas; that is, approximately 1.26 tons or 1.14 metric tons of silver
Word by word
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| 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 |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.