Ezra 2:69

2:69 As they were able, ¹  they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 drachmas ²  of gold, 5,000 minas ³  of silver, and 100 priestly robes. ⁴ 

Ezra 6:1

Darius Issues a Decree

6:1 So Darius the king issued orders, and they searched in the archives ⁵  of the treasury which were deposited there in Babylon.

Ezra 6:4

6:4 with three layers of large stones ⁶  and one ⁷  layer of timber. The expense is to be subsidized ⁸  by the royal treasury. ⁹ 

Ezra 7:20

7:20 The rest of the needs for the temple of your God that you may have to supply, ¹⁰  you may do so from the royal treasury.

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¹ tn Heb “according to their strength.”

² tn The meaning of the Hebrew word דַּרְכְּמוֹנִים (darkÿmonim, cf. Neh 7:69, 70, 71) is uncertain. It may be a Greek loanword meaning “drachmas” (the view adopted here and followed also by NAB, NASB, NIV) or a Persian loanword “daric,” referring to a Persian gold coin (BDB 204 s.v. דַּרְכְּמוֹן; HALOT 232 s.v. נִים(וֹ)דַּרְכְּמֹ; cf. ASV, NRSV). For further study, see R. de Vaux, Ancient Israel, 206-9.

³ sn The מָנִים (manim, cf. Neh 7:71, 72) is a measuring weight for valuable metals, equal to 1/60 of a talent or 60 shekels (BDB 584 s.v. מָנֶה; HALOT 599 s.v. מָנֶה). For further study, see R. de Vaux, Ancient Israel, 203-6.

⁴ tn Or “garments.”

⁵ tn Aram “the house of the archives.”

⁶ tn Aram “stones of rolling.”

⁷ tc The translation follows the LXX reading חַד (khad, “one”) rather than the MT חֲדַת (khadat, “new”). If the MT reading “new” is understood to mean freshly cut timber that has not yet been seasoned it would seem to be an odd choice for construction material.

⁸ tn Aram “let be given.”

⁹ tn Aram “house.”

¹⁰ tn Aram “may fall to you to give.”