69 They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work, even one and threescore thousand [a]drams of gold, and five thousand [b]pieces of silver, and an hundred Priests’ garments.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 2:69 Which mount to of our money, 24,826 pounds, 13 shillings and 4 pence, esteeming the French crown at 6 shillings and 4 pence for the dram is the eighth part of an ounce, and the ounce the eighth part of a mark.
  2. Ezra 2:69 Which are called, mina, and contain a piece two marks: so 50,000 minas make 55,000 franks, which mount to of our money 69,666 pounds, 13 shillings 4 pence so that the whole sum was 94,493 pounds, 6 shillings, 8 pence.

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