1 Chronicles 29:7

“they gave for the service of the house of Elohim five thousand talents of gold and ten thousand darics, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze, and a hundred thousand talents of iron.”

1 Chronicles 29:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Chronicles 29:7, word by word

they gaveיִּתְּנוּyitnu

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “yitnu” appears
for the serviceעֲבוֹדַתavodat

service

The sacred tasks of the Levites in the tabernacle and the temple.

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of the houseבֵּיתbet

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

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of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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fiveחֲמֵשֶׁתchameshet

five

Five.

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thousandאֲלָפִיםalafim

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

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talentsכִּכָּרִיםkikarim

talent

A very large weight for metals, about 3,000 shekels.

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of goldזָהָבzahav

gold

Gold.

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and ten thousandרִבּוֹribo

ten thousand, myriad

Ten thousand; also a very large, countless number ("myriad").

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daricsאֲדַרְכֹנִיםadarchonim

daric

Daric: a gold coin of the Persian empire. It appears in books written after the exile (Chronicles, Ezra) to express an amount of gold.

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tenעֲשֶׂרֶתaseret

ten

Ten.

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of silverכֶסֶףchesef

silver

A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.

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eighteen thousandשְׁמוֹנַתshemonat

eight

Eight; also "eighth".

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of bronzeנְחֹשֶׁתnechoshet

bronze

Bronze, or things made of bronze.

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and a hundredמֵאָהmea

hundred

The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.

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of ironבַרְזֶלvarzel

iron

Iron; an iron tool.

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Translation note

The daric is a gold coin of the Persian empire, much later than David; the book expresses the amount in that coin.

The context

6The chiefs of the fathers’ houses, the chiefs of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the chiefs of the king’s work offered willingly;

7 · This verse (above)

8Whoever had stones gave them to the treasury of the house of YHWH, under the direction of Jehiel the Gershonite.

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