Nehemiah 7:70 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Nehemiah 7:70 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Nehemiah 7:70 in 6 Bible Translations

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Nehemiah 7:70 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Nehemiah 7:70 — World English Bible

Nehemiah 7:70 ASV — 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. ”

Nehemiah 7:70 — American Standard Version

Nehemiah 7:70 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.”

Nehemiah 7:70 — Young's Literal Translation

Nehemiah 7:70 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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. ”

Nehemiah 7:70 — Darby Translation

Nehemiah 7:70 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And certaine of the chiefe fathers gaue vnto the worke. The Tirshatha gaue to the treasure, a thousand drammes of golde, fiftie basins, fiue hundreth and thirtie Priests garments.”

Nehemiah 7:70 — Geneva Bible

Nehemiah 7:70 in Context — Nehemiah 7

68 Their horses, seven hundred thirty and six: their mules, two hundred forty and five:

69 Their camels, four hundred thirty and five: six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses.

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.

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.

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.

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What Does Nehemiah 7:70 Mean?

Nehemiah 7:70 is a verse from the Book of Nehemiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Nehemiah chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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