13So he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas.19:13 A mina was about three months’ wages.‘Put this money to work,’ he said, ‘until I come back.’
13And he called ten of his own slaves and gave them ten 19:13 A mina was equal to about 100 days’ wages for a laborerminas, and said to them, ‘Do business with this money19:13 Lit while I am cominguntil I come back.’
13And he called ten of his slaves, and gave them ten A mina is equal to about 100 days’ wagesminas and said to them, ‘Do business with this until I come back.’
13So he called ten of his servants, and gave them ten minas [one apiece, each equal to about a hundred days’ wages] and said to them, ‘Do business [with this] until I return.’
13Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas.19:13 That is, he gave each servant one mina. A mina was most likely a silver coin worth a hundred drachmas, that is, about a hundred days’ wages. ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said.