Ezra 2:42

Context

2:42 The gatekeepers:¹ the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai: 139.

Ezra 2:69

Context
2:69 As they were able,² they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 drachmas³ of gold, 5,000 minas⁴ of silver, and 100 priestly robes.⁵

[2:42] ¹tc Here it is preferable to delete the reading בְּנֵי (bÿne, “the sons of”) found in the MT.

[2:69] ²tn Heb “according to their strength.”

[2:69] ³tn The meaning of the Hebrew word דַּרְכְּמוֹנִים (darkÿmonim, cf. Neh 7:69, 70, 71) is uncertain. It may be a Greek loanword meaning “drachmas” (the view adopted here and followed also by NAB, NASB, NIV) or a Persian loanword “daric,” referring to a Persian gold coin (BDB 204 s.v. דַּרְכְּמוֹן; HALOT 232 s.v. נִים(וֹ)דַּרְכְּמֹ; cf. ASV, NRSV). For further study, see R. de Vaux, Ancient Israel, 206-9.

[2:69] ⁴sn The מָנִים (manim, cf. Neh 7:71, 72) is a measuring weight for valuable metals, equal to 1/60 of a talent or 60 shekels (BDB 584 s.v. מָנֶה; HALOT 599 s.v. מָנֶה). For further study, see R. de Vaux, Ancient Israel, 203-6.

[2:69] ⁵tn Or “garments.”