Nehemías 7:71

71 los jefes de familia entregaron ciento sesenta kilos de oro y mil doscientos diez kilos de plata,

Nehemías 7:71 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 7:71

And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of
the work
To be put into the treasure, out of which the expenses of the temple, and service of it were defrayed:

twenty thousand drachms of gold;
which were so many pounds of our money, and somewhat more: for, according to Bishop Cumberland ^F6, a drachm of gold was of the value of twenty shillings and four pence: and 2200 pounds of silver; "the maneh", or pound, with the Jews, was of the value of sixty shekels, ( Ezekiel 45:12 ) and so is reckoned by our Brerewood ^F7 to be of our money seven pounds and ten shillings; he reckoning a shekel at half a crown, whereas it was little more than two shillings and four pence; and so sixty of them, or a "maneh", came to about seven pounds; wherefore this sum here was seven times so many pounds of silver.

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FOOTNOTES:

F6 Scripture Weights and Measures, ch. 4. p. 115.
F7 De Ponder & Pret. Vet. Num. c. 4.

Nehemías 7:71 In-Context

69 cuatrocientos treinta y cinco camellos y seis mil setecientos veinte burros.

70 Algunos jefes de familia entregaron al tesoro donativos para la obra: el gobernador entregó al tesoro ocho kilos de oro, cincuenta tazones y quinientas treinta túnicas sacerdotales;

71 los jefes de familia entregaron ciento sesenta kilos de oro y mil doscientos diez kilos de plata,

72 y el resto del pueblo entregó ciento sesenta kilos de oro, mil cien kilos de plata y sesenta y siete túnicas sacerdotales.

73 Los sacerdotes, los levitas, los porteros, los cantores, la gente del pueblo, los servidores del templo y los demás israelitas se establecieron en sus propias ciudades.Al llegar el mes séptimo, los israelitas ya estaban establecidos en sus ciudades.