Discovery BoxEzra 2:69 
Context2:69 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 4:21
Context4:21 Now give orders that these men cease their work and that this city not be rebuilt until such time as I so instruct. 5
Ezra 8:20
Context8:20 and some of the temple servants that David and his officials had established for the work of the Levites – 220 of them. They were all designated by name.
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 “until a command is issued from me.”
