Nehemiah 7:71Some of the heads of fathers' houses gave into the treasury of the work twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand two hundred minas of silver.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~445 BC. After seeing Nehemiah's example, family leaders step forward with twenty thousand gold darics and silver — a massive community response to rebuild God's house, modern-day East Jerusalem, Israel.
The emotion here: amazed at the people's overwhelming generosity
The original word
maneh (מנה) — mina, a silver weight worth about 50 shekels
Why it matters
Two thousand minas of silver weighed about 2,200 pounds — requiring multiple carts to transport
Read with care
What most readers miss in Nehemiah 7:71
They gave 20 times more than their governor. Good leadership doesn't just start giving — it unleashes it.
Common misconceptionPeople think this proves you should match others' giving amounts, but it's actually about how one person's sacrifice can inspire exponential generosity.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Nehemiah 7:71
Bible Genome reading
Nehemiah 7:71 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Nehemiah 7:71 comes from the book of Nehemiah, written during the Post-Exile period. These words are attributed to Nehemiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 40% and a tone that is celebratory. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include family leadership, generous giving. Notable phrases: heads of fathers' houses; treasury of the work.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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