Nehemiah 7:70

7:70 Some of the family leaders ¹  contributed to the work. The governor contributed to the treasury 1,000 gold drachmas, ²  50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments.

Ezra 2:63

2:63 The governor ³  instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult ⁴  the Urim and Thummim.

[7:70]  ¹ tn Heb “the heads of the fathers.”

[7:70]  ² tn Heb “darics” (also in vv. 71, 72).

[2:63]  ³ tn The Hebrew word תִּרְשָׁתָא (tirshata’) is an official title of the Persian governor in Judea, perhaps similar in meaning to “excellency” (BDB 1077 s.v.; HALOT 1798 s.v.; W. L. Holladay, Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon, 395).

[2:63]  ⁴ tn Heb “to stand.”