SIL Translator’s Notes on Ezra 2:69

2:69a According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for this work

These people gave what they were able to give into the collection of money and goods in order to support this project.
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Each of them gave what they could give for the cost/needs of rebuilding.

2:69b 61,000 darics of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priestly garments.

This gift totaled⌋ sixty-one thousand (61,000) darics/drachmas made of gold, five thousand (5,000) minas of silver, and one hundred (100) priestly clothes.
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They gave the following amounts:⌋ sixty-one thousand gold coins ⌊weighing 500 kilograms⌋ and five thousand measures of silver ⌊weighing 2,500 kilograms⌋ and also one hundred robes for the sacrificers to Yahweh.

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