The Meaning of Nehemiah 7:70 Explained

Nehemiah 7:70

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.

YLT: 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.

Darby: 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.

ASV: 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Nehemiah 7:70 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Nehemiah 7

1  Nehemiah commits the charge of Jerusalem to Hanani and Hananiah
5  A register of the genealogy of them which came at the first out of Babylon
9  of the people
39  of the priests
43  of the Levites
46  of the Nethinims
57  of Solomon's servants
63  and of the priests which could not find their pedigree
66  The whole number of them, with their substance
70  Their offerings

What do the individual words in Nehemiah 7:70 mean?

And of some the heads of the houses fathers' gave to the work The governor gave to the treasury gold drachmas a thousand basins fifty and garments Priestly thirty and five hundred
וּמִקְצָת֙ רָאשֵׁ֣י הָֽאָב֔וֹת נָתְנ֖וּ לַמְּלָאכָ֑ה הַתִּרְשָׁ֜תָא נָתַ֣ן לָאוֹצָ֗ר זָהָ֞ב דַּרְכְּמֹנִ֥ים אֶ֙לֶף֙ מִזְרָק֣וֹת חֲמִשִּׁ֔ים כָּתְנוֹת֙ כֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים שְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת

וּמִקְצָת֙  And  of  some 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: קְצָת  
Sense: end, part.
רָאשֵׁ֣י  the  heads 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
הָֽאָב֔וֹת  of  the  houses  fathers' 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
נָתְנ֖וּ  gave 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
לַמְּלָאכָ֑ה  to  the  work 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מְלָאכָה  
Sense: occupation, work, business.
הַתִּרְשָׁ֜תָא  The  governor 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: תִּרְשָׁתָא  
Sense: Tirshatha—governor.
נָתַ֣ן  gave 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
לָאוֹצָ֗ר  to  the  treasury 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֹוצָר  
Sense: treasure, storehouse.
זָהָ֞ב  gold 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָהָב  
Sense: gold.
דַּרְכְּמֹנִ֥ים  drachmas 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: דַּרְכְּמֹונִים  
Sense: daric, drachma, dram, unit of measure.
אֶ֙לֶף֙  a  thousand 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶלֶף 
Sense: a thousand.
מִזְרָק֣וֹת  basins 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: מִזְרָק  
Sense: bowl, basin.
חֲמִשִּׁ֔ים  fifty 
Parse: Number, common plural
Root: חֲמִשִּׁים 
Sense: fifty.
כָּתְנוֹת֙  and  garments 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: כֻּתֹּנֶת  
Sense: tunic, under-garment.
כֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים  Priestly 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
שְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים  thirty 
Parse: Number, common plural
Root: שְׁלֹשִׁים  
Sense: thirty, thirtieth.
וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ  and  five 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, feminine singular construct
Root: חָמֵשׁ  
Sense: five.
מֵאֽוֹת  hundred 
Parse: Number, feminine plural
Root: מֵאָה 
Sense: hundred.