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Nehemiah 7:70
Nehemiah 7:70 is verse 70 of Nehemiah chapter 7, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Some of the heads of the families contributed to the project. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments.
Or 1,000 gold drachmas; that is, approximately 18.5 pounds or 8.4 kilograms of gold coins
King James Version
And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests’ garments.
World English Bible
Some from among the heads of fathers’ households gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury one thousand darics of gold, fifty basins, and five hundred thirty priests’ garments.
a daric was a gold coin issued by a Persian king, weighing about 8.4 grams or about 0.27 troy ounces each.
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Nehemiah 7:68–72 · Berean Standard Bible
68 They had 736 horses, 245 mules,
69 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
70 Some of the heads of the families contributed to the project. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments.
71 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.
72 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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Ezra 2:68When they arrived at the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families gave freewill offerings to rebuild the house of God on its original site.
Ezra 2:69According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priestly garments.
Ezra 2:70So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, along with some of the people, settled in their own towns; and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns.
Numbers 7:2And the leaders of Israel, the heads of their families, presented an offering. These men were the tribal leaders who had supervised the registration.
Numbers 7:3They brought as their offering before the LORD six covered carts and twelve oxen—an ox from each leader and a cart from every two leaders—and presented them before the tabernacle.
Numbers 7:4And the LORD said to Moses,
Numbers 7:5“Accept these gifts from them, that they may be used in the work of the Tent of Meeting. And give them to the Levites, to each man according to his service.”
Numbers 7:6So Moses took the carts and oxen and gave them to the Levites.
Numbers 7:7He gave the Gershonites two carts and four oxen, as their service required,
Numbers 7:8and he gave the Merarites four carts and eight oxen, as their service required, all under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
Numbers 7:9But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible.
Numbers 7:10When the altar was anointed, the leaders approached with their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar.
Numbers 7:11And the LORD said to Moses, “Each day one leader is to present his offering for the dedication of the altar.”
Numbers 7:12On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah drew near with his offering.
Numbers 7:13His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Numbers 7:14one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Numbers 7:15one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Numbers 7:16one male goat for a sin offering;
Numbers 7:17and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.
Numbers 7:18On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, the leader of Issachar, drew near.
Numbers 7:19The offering he presented was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Numbers 7:20one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Numbers 7:21one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Numbers 7:22one male goat for a sin offering;
Numbers 7:23and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar.
Numbers 7:24On the third day Eliab son of Helon, the leader of the Zebulunites, drew near.
Numbers 7:25His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Numbers 7:26one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Numbers 7:27one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Numbers 7:28one male goat for a sin offering;
Numbers 7:29and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.
Numbers 7:30On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, the leader of the Reubenites, drew near.
Numbers 7:31His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Numbers 7:32one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Numbers 7:33one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Numbers 7:34one male goat for a sin offering;
Numbers 7:35and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur.
Numbers 7:36On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, the leader of the Simeonites, drew near.
Numbers 7:37His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Numbers 7:38one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Numbers 7:39one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Numbers 7:40one male goat for a sin offering;
Numbers 7:41and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
Numbers 7:42On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, the leader of the Gadites, drew near.
Numbers 7:43His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Numbers 7:44one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Numbers 7:45one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Numbers 7:46one male goat for a sin offering;
Numbers 7:47and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel.
Numbers 7:48On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, the leader of the Ephraimites, drew near.
Numbers 7:49His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Numbers 7:50one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Numbers 7:51one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Numbers 7:52one male goat for a sin offering;
Numbers 7:53and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud.
Numbers 7:54On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, the leader of the Manassites, drew near.
Numbers 7:55His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Numbers 7:56one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Numbers 7:57one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Numbers 7:58one male goat for a sin offering;
Numbers 7:59and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
Numbers 7:60On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, the leader of the Benjamites, drew near.
Numbers 7:61His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Numbers 7:62one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Numbers 7:63one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Numbers 7:64one male goat for a sin offering;
Numbers 7:65and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni.
Numbers 7:66On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, the leader of the Danites, drew near.
Numbers 7:67His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Numbers 7:68one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Numbers 7:69one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Numbers 7:70one male goat for a sin offering;
Numbers 7:71and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
Numbers 7:72On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran, the leader of the Asherites, drew near.
Numbers 7:73His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Numbers 7:74one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Numbers 7:75one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Numbers 7:76one male goat for a sin offering;
Numbers 7:77and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Pagiel son of Ocran.
Numbers 7:78On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, the leader of the Naphtalites, drew near.
Numbers 7:79His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
Numbers 7:80one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
Numbers 7:81one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;
Numbers 7:82one male goat for a sin offering;
Numbers 7:83and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan.
Numbers 7:84So these were the offerings from the leaders of Israel for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold dishes.
Numbers 7:85Each silver platter weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and each silver bowl seventy shekels. The total weight of the silver articles was two thousand four hundred shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.
Numbers 7:86The twelve gold dishes filled with incense weighed ten shekels each, according to the sanctuary shekel. The total weight of the gold dishes was a hundred and twenty shekels.
1 Chronicles 29:3Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:
1 Chronicles 29:4three thousand talents of gold (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings,
1 Chronicles 29:5for the gold work and the silver work, and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now who will volunteer to consecrate himself to the LORD today?”
1 Chronicles 29:6Then the leaders of the households, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly.
1 Chronicles 29:7Toward the service of God’s house they gave 5,000 talents and 10,000 darics of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze, and 100,000 talents of iron.
1 Chronicles 29:8Whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, under the care of Jehiel the Gershonite.
1 Chronicles 29:9And the people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given to the LORD freely and wholeheartedly. And King David also rejoiced greatly.
Nehemiah 8:9Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law.
Nehemiah 10:1Now these were the ones who sealed the document: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, and also Zedekiah,
Exodus 12:22Take a cluster of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin, and brush the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe. None of you shall go out the door of his house until morning.
Exodus 24:6Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he sprinkled on the altar.
1 Kings 7:45and the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. All the articles that Huram made for King Solomon in the house of the LORD were made of burnished bronze.
1 Chronicles 28:17the weight of the pure gold for the forks, sprinkling bowls, and pitchers; the weight of each gold dish; the weight of each silver bowl;
2 Chronicles 4:8Additionally, he made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. He also made a hundred gold bowls.
2 Chronicles 4:11Additionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of God:
Jeremiah 52:19The captain of the guard also took away the basins, censers, sprinkling bowls, pots, lampstands, pans, and drink offering bowls—anything made of pure gold or fine silver.