69 According to their ability they gave (A)to the treasury for the work sixty-one thousand gold drachmas, five thousand silver minas, and a hundred priestly [a]garments.

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  1. Ezra 2:69 Or tunics

69 According to their ability they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics[a] of gold, 5,000 minas[b] of silver and 100 priestly garments.

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  1. Ezra 2:69 That is, about 1,100 pounds or about 500 kilograms
  2. Ezra 2:69 That is, about 3 tons or about 2.8 metric tons

70 Some of the heads of fathers’ households gave to the work. The [a](A)governor gave to the treasury a thousand gold drachmas, fifty basins, and 530 priests’ garments.

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  1. Nehemiah 7:70 Heb Tirshatha, a Persian title

70 Some of the heads of the families contributed to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics[a] of gold, 50 bowls and 530 garments for priests.

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  1. Nehemiah 7:70 That is, about 19 pounds or about 8.4 kilograms