Translations
Modern
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.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And of the heads of the fathers they gave to the treasury of the work two myriads of gold darics, and two thousand and two hundred silver minas.
Latin
Et de principibus familiarum dederunt in thesaurum operis, auri drachmas viginti millia, et argenti mnas duo millia ducentas.
Original
Hebrew
English
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.
Notes
Some family leaders gave gifts, following their ancestors' traditions when building sacred structures (Exodus 25:2–7; 35:4–9; 2 Kings 12:1–21). This money added to gifts from Israelites who remained in Babylon (Ezra 1:6) and from the Persian kings (Ezra 6:8).
Theme notes and profiles
Measurements
- 20,000 darics of gold: About 370.4 lb (168 kg)
- 2,200 minas of silver: About 1.38 t (1.25 mt)
Parallels
Glossary
Topics
Dram: A Persian Coin of Differently-Estimated Value Levites: The List of Those Who Returned from Captivity Liberality: Jews Liberality: Jews After the Captivity Pound: The Hebrew Word |Maneh| is Translated |Pound| Priest: Miscellaneous Facts Concerning: Return from the Captivity Temple: The Second: Restored by Zerubbabel Weights: Dram Weights: Maneh or Pound