65 (A)The (B)governor told them that they were not to partake of the most holy food until a priest with Urim and Thummim should arise.

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70 Now some of the heads of fathers' houses gave to the work. The (A)governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics[a] of gold, 50 basins, 30 priests' garments and 500 minas[b] of silver.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 7:70 A daric was a coin weighing about 1/4 ounce or 8.5 grams
  2. Nehemiah 7:70 A mina was about 1 1/4 pounds or 0.6 kilogram
  3. Nehemiah 7:70 Probable reading; Hebrew lacks minas of silver

The People Who Sealed the Covenant

10 [a] (A)“On the seals are the names of[b] Nehemiah (B)the governor, (C)the son of Hacaliah, Zedekiah,

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 10:1 Ch 10:2 in Hebrew
  2. Nehemiah 10:1 Hebrew lacks the names of

63 The (A)governor told them that they were not (B)to partake of the most holy food, until there should be a priest to consult (C)Urim and Thummim.

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