Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
According to their ability they gave
King James Version
They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests' garments.
Holman Bible
Based on what they could give, they gave 61,000 gold coins,
International Standard Version
They contributed to the treasury for this work in accordance with their ability: 61,000 golden drachma, 5,000 units of silver, and 100 priestly robes.
A Conservative Version
They gave after their ability into the treasury of the work sixty-one thousand darics of gold, and five thousand pounds of silver, and one hundred priests' garments.
American Standard Version
they gave after their ability into the treasury of the work threescore and one thousand darics of gold, and five thousand pounds of silver, and one hundred priests garments.
Amplified
They gave according to their ability to the treasury for the work, 61,000 drachmas of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priestly [linen] garments.
Bible in Basic English
Every one, as he was able, gave for the work sixty-one thousand darics of gold, five thousand pounds of silver and a hundred priests' robes.
Darby Translation
They gave after their ability to the treasure of the work sixty-one thousand darics of gold, and five thousand pounds of silver, and one hundred priests' coats.
Julia Smith Translation
According to their power they gave to the treasure of the work of gold six myriads and a thousand darics, and of silver, five thousand portions, and of priests' tunics, a hundred.
King James 2000
They gave according to their ability to the treasury of the work threescore and one thousand darics of gold, and five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred priests' garments.
Lexham Expanded Bible
According to their ability they gave to the treasury room for the work sixty-one thousand darics of gold, five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred priestly tunics.
Modern King James verseion
They gave according to their ability to the treasure of the work, sixty one thousand drachmas of gold, and five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred priest's garments.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and gave after their ability, unto the treasure of the work, one and three score thousand drams, and five thousand pounds of silver, and a hundred priests' garments.
NET Bible
As they were able, they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 drachmas of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priestly robes.
New Heart English Bible
they gave after their ability into the treasury of the work sixty-one thousand darics of gold, and five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred priests' garments.
The Emphasized Bible
According to their ability, gave they unto the treasury of the work, of gold, sixty-one thousand drams, and, of silver, five thousand manehs, - and, tunics for priests, one hundred.
Webster
They gave after their ability to the treasure of the work sixty and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pounds of silver, and one hundred priests garments.
World English Bible
they gave after their ability into the treasury of the work sixty-one thousand darics of gold, and five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred priests' garments.
Youngs Literal Translation
according to their power they have given to the treasure of the work; of gold, drams six myriads and a thousand, and of silver, pounds five thousand, and of priests' coats, a hundred.
Themes
Ability » God's Ability » Giving according to
Dram » A persian coin of differently-estimated value
Generosity » Offerings for the rebuilding of the temple
Giving » Scriptural rules for » According to ability
Liberality » Instances of » Jews after the captivity
Liberality » Offerings for the rebuilding of the temple
Pound » The hebrew word "maneh" is translated "pound,"
Topics
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Koach
'owtsar
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezra 2:69
Verse Info
Context Readings
Gifts Given For Temple Work
68
And some of the heads of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which was at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place.
69 According to their ability they gave
Names
Cross References
Ezra 8:25-34
and weighed unto them the silver and the gold and the vessels, the offering for the house of our God, which the king and his counsellors and his princes and all those that were of Israel had offered.
1 Kings 7:51
So all the work that King Solomon made for the house of the LORD was complete. And Solomon brought in the things which David, his father, had dedicated, even the silver and the gold and the vessels, and he kept it all in the treasury of the house of the LORD.
1 Chronicles 22:14
Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD one hundred thousand talents of gold and a thousand thousand talents of silver, and the brass and iron are without weight, for it is in abundance. Likewise, I have prepared timber and stone, unto which thou shalt add.
1 Chronicles 26:20-28
And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God and over the treasures of the holy things.
Nehemiah 7:71-72
And the princes of the families gave for the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold and two thousand two hundred pounds of silver.