Nehemiah 7:69

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

[ their] camels, four hundred thirty and five; [their] asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּמִקְצָת֙ רָאשֵׁ֣י הֽ͏ָאָב֔וֹת נָתְנ֖וּ לַמְּלָאכָ֑ה הַתִּרְשָׁ֜תָא נָתַ֣ן לָאוֹצָ֗ר זָהָ֞ב דַּרְכְּמֹנִ֥ים אֶ֙לֶף֙ מִזְרָק֣וֹת חֲמִשִּׁ֔ים כָּתְנוֹת֙ כֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים שְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים וַחֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃

Transliteration

ûmiqṣāṯ rāʾšê hāʾāḇôṯ nāṯənû lamməlāʾḵāh hattiršāṯāʾ nāṯan lāʾôṣār zāhāḇ darkəmōnîm ʾelep̄ mizrāqôṯ ḥămiššîm kāṯənôṯ kōhănîm šəlōšîm waḥămēš mēʾôṯ

Grammar Details

*ûmiqṣāṯ*: conjunction *wə* + preposition *min* + noun, feminine singular, construct - and from part of
*rāʾšê*: noun, masculine plural, construct - heads of
*hāʾāḇôṯ*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - the fathers
*nāṯənû*: verb, 3rd person common plural, perfect, Qal - they gave
*lamməlāʾḵāh*: preposition *lə* + definite article + noun, feminine singular - for the work
*hattiršāṯāʾ*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the governor
*nāṯan*: verb, 3rd person masculine singular, perfect, Qal - he gave
*lāʾôṣār*: preposition *lə* + definite article + noun, masculine singular - to the treasury
*zāhāḇ*: noun, masculine singular - gold
*darkəmōnîm*: noun, masculine plural - darics (Persian coins)
*ʾelep̄*: numeral, masculine singular - thousand
*mizrāqôṯ*: noun, masculine plural - basins
*ḥămiššîm*: numeral - fifty
*kāṯənôṯ*: noun, feminine plural, construct - tunics of
*kōhănîm*: noun, masculine plural - priests
*šəlōšîm*: numeral - thirty
*waḥămēš*: conjunction *wə* + numeral, feminine - and five
*mēʾôṯ*: noun, feminine plural - hundreds

Word Meanings

*miqṣāṯ*: some of/part of/from among
*rāʾšê* *hāʾāḇôṯ*: heads of the fathers/family heads/clan leaders
*məlāʾḵāh*: work/project/service
*tiršāṯāʾ*: governor/official (Persian title)
*ʾôṣār*: treasury/storehouse
*darkəmōnîm*: darics/drachmas (Persian gold coins)
*mizrāqôṯ*: basins/bowls/vessels
*kāṯənôṯ*: tunics/garments/robes

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