Nehemiah 7:71

“And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work, etc.] To be put into the treasure, out of which the expenses of the temple, and service of it were defrayed: twenty thousand drachms of gold; which were so many pounds of our money, and somewhat more: for, according to Bishop Cumberland f44, a drachm of gold was of the value of twenty shillings and four pence: and 2200 pounds of silver; “the maneh”, or pound, with the Jews, was of the value of sixty shekels, (<264512>Ezekiel 45:12) and so is reckoned by our Brerewood f45 to be of our money seven pounds and ten shillings; he reckoning a shekel at half a crown, whereas it was little more than two shillings and four pence;…”

“pound of silver--that is, mina (sixty shekels, or £9).”

“Compared with Ezra 2:69 there is considerable difference between the totals for gold, silver, and garments. The usual explanation is that of corruption in the one or the other of the passages. Nehemiah 7:73 Dwelt in their cities - Nehemiah’s quotation from Zerubbabel’s register ends here, and the narration of events in Jerusalem in his own day is resumed from Nehemiah 7:3. The narrative Nehemiah 8:0; Nehemiah 10:0 appears from internal evidence to be by a different author (see the introduction of the Book of Nehemiah). The last two clauses of Nehemiah 7:73 should stand as the beginning of Nehemiah 8:0 (as in the Septuagint). The text would then run: “And when the seventh month was come, and…”

“chief: Job 34:19; Luk 21:1-4; Co2 8:12 pound: Manim, manehs or minas, As a weight, the maneh was equal to 100 shekels; but as a coin, equal to 60 shekels, or about 9. Nehemiah 7:73”