Study it in the app“And some of the heads of the fathers’ houses gave for the work. The governor gave to the treasury a thousand drachmas of gold, fifty bowls, five hundred thirty tunics of priests.”
And someוּמִקְצָתof the headsרָאשֵׁיof the fathers’ housesהָאָבוֹתgaveנָתְנוּfor the work.לַמְּלָאכָהThe governorהַתִּרְשָׁתָאgaveנָתַןto the treasuryלָאוֹצָרa thousandאֶלֶףdrachmasדַּרְכְּמֹנִיםof gold,זָהָבfiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםbowls,מִזְרָקוֹתfive hundred thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁים וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹתtunicsכָּתְנוֹתof priests.כֹּהֲנִים
some
Part, some of a group.
Where else “ketsat” appearschief
Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.
Where else “rashe” appearshead of family
The head of a family or clan.
Where else “avot” appearsgive
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natnu” appearswork
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melacha” appearsgovernor (Tirshatha)
Tirshatha: a Persian title of the governor of the province of Judah. It is said of Nehemiah, and in Ezra 2:63 of the governor of that time.
Where else “tirshata” appearsstorehouse
The place where valuables are kept.
Where else “otsar” appearsthousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “elef” appearsdrachma
Drachma: a gold coin. It may be another name of the Persian daric.
Where else “darkmonim” appearsgold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appearsfifty
Fifty.
Where else “chamishim” appearsbasin
Basin for sprinkling the blood of the sacrifices; also a bowl.
Where else “mizrakot” appearsthirty
Thirty; also "thirtieth".
Where else “sheloshim” appearsfive
Five.
Where else “chamesh” appearshundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “meot” appearstunic, robe
Tunic, robe: a long garment covering the body.
Where else “katnot” appearspriest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears69camels, four hundred thirty-five; donkeys, six thousand seven hundred twenty.
70 · This verse (above)
71And some of the heads of the fathers’ houses gave to the treasury of the work twenty thousand drachmas of gold and two thousand two hundred minas of silver.
