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Nehemiah 7:70

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.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Nehemiah 7:69.

וּמִקְצָת֙umiqtsatand from partקְצָתconjunction, preposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and from part”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7117a termination (literally or figuratively); also (by implication) a portion; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) afterend, part, [idiom] some.רָאשֵׁ֣יrasheheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.הָֽאָב֔וֹתhaavotthe fatherאָבdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the father”, the ordinary formH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.נָתְנ֖וּnatenvgiveנָתַןverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “give”, a completed actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…לַמְּלָאכָ֑הlamlakhahto work , -manshipמְלָאכָהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to work , -manship”, the ordinary formH4399properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)business, [phrase] cattle, [phrase] industrious, occupation, ([phrase] -pied), [phrase] officer, thing (made), use, (manner of) work((-man), -manship).הַתִּרְשָׁ֜תָאhatirshatathe Tirshathaתִּרְשָׁתָאdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the Tirshatha”, the ordinary formH8660Tirshatha, the title of a Persian deputy or governorTirshatha.נָתַ֣ןnatangiveנָתַןverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give”, a completed actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…לָאוֹצָ֗רlaotsarto armoryאוֹצָרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to armory”, the ordinary formH214a depositoryarmory, cellar, garner, store(-house), treasure(-house) (-y).זָהָ֞בzahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.דַּרְכְּמֹנִ֥יםdarkemonimdramדַּרְכְּמוֹןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “dram”, the ordinary formH1871a 'drachma', or coindram.אֶ֨לֶף֙elefthousandאֶלֶףadjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “thousand”, the ordinary formH505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousandthousand.מִזְרָק֣וֹתmizraqotbowlמִזְרָקnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “bowl”, the ordinary formH4219a bowl (as if for sprinkling)bason, bowl.חֲמִשִּׁ֔יםchamishimfiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “fifty”, the ordinary formH2572fiftyfifty.כָּתְנוֹת֙katenotcoatכְּתֹנֶתnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “coat”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3801a shirtcoat, garment, robe.כֹּֽהֲנִ֔יםkohanimpriestכֹּהֵןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “priest”, the ordinary formH3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.שְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםsheloshimthirtyשְׁלוֹשִׁיםadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “thirty”, the ordinary formH7970thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieththirty, thirtieth. Compare H7991 (שָׁלִישׁ).וַחֲמֵ֥שׁvachameshand fiveחָמֵשׁconjunction, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “and five”, the ordinary formH2568fivefif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).מֵאֽוֹתmeothundred , -thמֵאָהadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “hundred , -th”, the ordinary formH3967a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fractionhundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And some from among the heads of fathers' houses gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasury a thousand darics of gold, fifty basins, five hundred and thirty priests' tunics.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And some from among the heads of fathers’ houses gave unto the work. The governor gave to the treasury a thousand darics of gold, fifty basins, five hundred and thirty priests’ garments.

Young’s Literal Translation

And from the extremity of the heads of the fathers they have given to the work; the Tirshatha hath given to the treasure, of gold, drams a thousand, bowls fifty, priests' coats thirty and five hundred.

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.

Darby Translation

And some of the chief fathers gave to the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand darics of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests' coats.

Douay-Rheims

And some of the heads of the families gave unto the work. Athersatha gave into the treasure a thousand drama of gold, fifty bowls, and five hundred and thirty garments for priests.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)