Discovery BoxEzra 2:62 
Context2:62 They 1 searched for their records in the genealogical materials, but did not find them. 2 They were therefore excluded 3 from the priesthood.
Ezra 2:69
Context2:69 As they were able, 4 they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 drachmas 5 of gold, 5,000 minas 6 of silver, and 100 priestly robes. 7
1 tn Heb “these.”
2 tn Heb “their records were searched for in the genealogical materials, but were not found.” This passive construction has been translated as active for stylistic reasons.
3 tn Heb “they were desecrated.”
4 tn Heb “according to their strength.”
5 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.
6 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.
7 tn Or “garments.”
