Nehemiah 7:72
And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests’ garments.
Nehemiah 7:72 in other translations
| BSB | The rest of the people gave a total of 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 priestly garments. |
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| WEB | That which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold, plus two thousand minas of silver, and sixty-seven priests’ garments. |
| ASV | And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand pounds of silver, and threescore and seven priests’ garments. |
| YLT | And that which the rest of the people have given is of gold, drams two myriads, and of silver, pounds two thousand, and of priests coats, sixty and seven. |
| DARBY | And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand pounds of silver, and sixty-seven priests' coats. |
| BBE | And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand pounds of silver, and sixty-seven priests' robes. |
| Webster | And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pounds of silver, and sixty seven priests' garments. |
What does Nehemiah 7:72 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Nehemiah 7:5-73
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…
Nehemiah 7:72 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Nehemiah 7:71
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 pound of silver.
- Nehemiah 7:72
And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests’ garments.
- Nehemiah 7:73
So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.
Nehemiah 7:72 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y lo que dió el resto del pueblo fué veinte mil dracmas de oro, y dos mil libras de plata, y sesenta y siete vestiduras sacerdotales. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les sacrificateurs, et les lévites, et les portiers, et les chantres, et ceux du peuple, et les Nethiniens, et tout Israël, habitèrent dans leurs villes. *Et quand arriva le septième mois, les fils d’Israël étaient dans leurs villes. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und was das übrige Volk gab, war an Gold 20000 Dariken, und an Silber 2000 Minen, und 67 Priesterleibröcke. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et quod dedit reliquus populus, auri drachmas viginti millia, et argenti mnas duo millia, et tunicas sacerdotales sexaginta septem. |