Nehemiah 7:71

Some of the heads of fathers’ households gave into the treasury of the work twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand two hundred minas of silver.

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WEBBE

Some of the heads of fathers’ households gave into the treasury of the work twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand and two hundred minas of silver.

BSB

And some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury for the project 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver.

KJV

And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pounds of silver.

ASV

And some of the heads of fathers’ [houses] gave into the treasury of the work twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pounds of silver.

BBE

And some of the heads of families gave into the store for the work twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand, two hundred pounds of silver.

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וּמֵרָאשֵׁי u·me·ra·shei and some of [the] leaders of H7218 הָאָבוֹת ha·'a·vot the fathers H1 נָתְנוּ na·te·nu they gave H5414 לְאוֹצַר le·'o·tzar to [the] treasury of H214 הַמְּלָאכָה ha·me·la·khah the work H4399 זָהָב za·hav gold H2091 דַּרְכְּמוֹנִים dar·ke·mo·nim drachmas H1871 שְׁתֵּי she·tei two H8147 רִבּוֹת ri·bot ten thousands H7239 וְכֶסֶף ve·khe·sef and silver H3701 מָנִים ma·nim minas H4488 אַלְפַּיִם 'al·pa·yim two thousand H505 וּמָאתָיִם u·ma·ta·yim and two hundred H3967

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 5–73

Nehemiah knew that the safety of a city, under God, depends more upon the inhabitants than upon its walls. Every good gift and every good work are from above. God gives knowledge, he gives grace; all is of him, and therefore all must be to him. What is done by human prudence, must be ascribed to the direction of Divine Providence. But woe to those who turn back from the Lord, loving this present world! and happy those who dedicate themselves, and their substance, to his service and glory!

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