Nehemiah 7:71
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Some 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
of the headsוּמֵֽרָאשֵׁ֣י
(u·me·ra·shei)
7218: heada prim. root
of fathers'הָֽאָבֹ֗ות
(ha·'a·vo·vt)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
[households] gaveנָֽתְנוּ֙
(na·te·nu)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
into the treasuryלְאֹוצַ֣ר
(le·'o·v·tzar)
214: treasure, store, a treasury, storehousefrom atsar
of the workהַמְּלָאכָ֔ה
(ham·me·la·chah,)
4399: occupation, workfrom the same as malak
20,000שְׁתֵּ֣י
(she·tei)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
goldזָהָ֕ב
(za·hav)
2091: goldof uncertain derivation
drachmasדַּרְכְּמֹונִ֖ים
(dar·ke·mo·v·nim)
1871: (a unit of value), perhaps a drachmaof foreign origin
and 2,200אַלְפַּ֥יִם
(al·pa·yim)
505: a thousanda prim. root
silverוְכֶ֕סֶף
(ve·che·sef)
3701: silver, moneyfrom kasaph
minas.מָנִ֖ים
(ma·nim)
4488: maneh, mina (a measure of weight or money)from manah


















KJV Lexicon
And some of the chief
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
of the fathers
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
gave
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
to the treasure
'owtsar  (o-tsaw')
a depository -- armory, cellar, garner, store(-house), treasure(-house) (-y).
of the work
mla'kah  (mel-aw-kaw')
deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
twenty
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
thousand
ribbow  (rib-bo')
a myriad, i.e. indefinitely, large number -- great things, ten (eight)-een, (for)-ty, + sixscore, + threescore, twenty, (twen)-ty) thousand.
drams
darkmown  (dar-kem-one')
a drachma, or coin -- dram.
of gold
zahab  (zaw-hawb')
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky -- gold(-en), fair weather.
and two thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
and two hundred
me'ah  (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
pound
maneh  (maw-neh')
a fixed weight or measured amount, i.e. (techn.) a maneh or mina -- maneh, pound.
of silver
keceph  (keh'-sef)
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money -- money, price, silver(-ling).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Some of the heads of fathers' households gave into the treasury of the work 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,200 silver minas.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Some of the family leaders gave 20,000 gold coins and 2,200 silver minas to the treasury for the project.

International Standard Version
Some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,200 silver units for the work.

NET Bible
Some of the family leaders gave to the project treasury 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,200 silver minas.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Some of the heads of the families contributed to the treasury for this work: 337 pounds of gold and 3,215 pounds of silver.

King James 2000 Bible
And some of the heads of the fathers' houses gave to the treasury of the work twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand and two hundred minas of silver.
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