Ezr 2:69 | TNotes | STEP | 2:69 Each of the gold coins (Hebrew darics ) was worth a month’s wages for a professional soldier. • 6,250 pounds (Hebrew 5,000 minas ): Each mina weighed 20 ounces and was equal to 60 shekels of silver; each shekel was worth an average worker’s monthly wages.

‏ Ezra 2:69

2:69 ^a Each of the gold coins (Hebrew darics) was worth a month’s wages for a professional soldier.

• 6,250 pounds (Hebrew 5,000 minas): Each mina weighed 20 ounces and was equal to 60 shekels of silver; each shekel was worth an average worker’s monthly wages.