Focused Passage

Ezra 8:24-30

Ezra Leads the Return with Fasting, Trust, and Sacred Stewardship

Ezra gathers the returnees, secures Levites for temple service, humbles the people in fasting for God's protection, entrusts sacred treasures to faithful priests, and arrives safely in Jerusalem by the gracious hand of God.

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24Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers,

25and I weighed out to them the contribution of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his counselors, his leaders, and all the Israelites there had offered for the house of our God.

26I weighed out into their hands 650 talents of silver, articles of silver weighing 100 talents, 100 talents of gold,

2720 gold bowls valued at 1,000 darics, and two articles of fine polished bronze, as precious as gold.

28Then I told them, “You are holy to the LORD, and these articles are holy. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the LORD, the God of your fathers.

29Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the house of the LORD in Jerusalem before the leading priests, Levites, and heads of the Israelite families.”

30So the priests and Levites took charge of the silver and gold and sacred articles that had been weighed out to be taken to the house of our God in Jerusalem.

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Verse 24

Original words

Then I set apartוָאַבְדִּ֛ילָהH914Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singulartwelveשְׁנֵ֣יםH8147Number - md. . .עָשָׂ֑רH6240Number - masculine singularof the leadingמִשָּׂרֵ֥יH8269Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural constructpriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםH3548Article | Noun - masculine pluraltogether with Sherebiahלְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֣הH8274Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularHashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָ֔הH2811Noun - proper - masculine singularandוְעִמָּהֶ֥םH5973Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine pluraltenעֲשָׂרָֽה׃H6235Number - masculine singularof their brothersמֵאֲחֵיהֶ֖םH251Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Verse 25

Original words

and I weighed outוָאֶשְׁקוֹלָהH8254Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singularto themלָהֶ֔םPreposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe contributionתְּרוּמַ֣תH8641Noun - feminine singular constructof silverהַכֶּ֥סֶףH3701Article | Noun - masculine singularandוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markergoldהַזָּהָ֖בH2091Article | Noun - masculine singularandוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe articlesהַכֵּלִ֑יםH3627Article | Noun - masculine pluralthat the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙H4428Article | Noun - masculine singularhis counselorsוְיֹעֲצָ֣יוH3289Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularhis leadersוְשָׂרָ֔יוH8269Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularand allוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructthe Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478Noun - proper - feminine singularthereהַנִּמְצָאִֽים׃H4672Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine pluralhad offeredהַהֵרִ֙ימוּ֙H7311Article | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluralfor the houseבֵּית־H1004Noun - masculine singular constructof our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּH430Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Verse 26

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I weighed outוָאֶשְׁקֲלָ֨הH8254Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singularintoעַל־H5921Prepositiontheir handsיָדָ֜םH3027Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural650שֵֽׁשׁ־H8337Number - feminine singular construct. . .מֵא֣וֹתH3967Number - feminine plural. . .וַחֲמִשִּׁ֔יםH2572Conjunctive waw | Number - common pluraltalentsכִּכָּרִים֙H3603Noun - feminine pluralof silverכֶּ֗סֶףH3701Noun - masculine singular constructarticlesוּכְלֵי־H3627Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural constructof silverכֶ֥סֶףH3701Noun - masculine singular[weighing] 100מֵאָ֖הH3967Number - feminine singulartalentsלְכִכָּרִ֑יםH3603Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural100מֵאָ֥הH3967Number - feminine singulartalentsכִכָּֽר׃H3603Noun - feminine singularof goldזָהָ֖בH2091Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • 650 talents is approximately 24.5 tons or 22.2 metric tons of silver.
  • 100 talents is approximately 3.77 tons or 3.42 metric tons of silver articles.
  • 100 talents is approximately 3.77 tons or 3.42 metric tons of gold.
Verse 27

Original words

20עֶשְׂרִ֔יםH6242Number - common pluralgoldזָהָב֙H2091Noun - masculine singularbowlsוּכְפֹרֵ֤יH3713Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct[valued at] 1,000אָ֑לֶףH505Number - masculine singulardaricsלַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֖יםH150Preposition-l | Noun - masculine pluraland twoשְׁנַ֔יִםH8147Number - mdarticlesוּכְלֵ֨יH3627Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural constructof fineטוֹבָה֙H2896Adjective - feminine singularpolishedמֻצְהָ֤בH6668Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singularbronzeנְחֹ֜שֶׁתH5178Noun - feminine singularas precious asחֲמוּדֹ֖תH2530Noun - feminine pluralgoldכַּזָּהָֽב׃H2091Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Or worth 1,000 drachmas; that is, approximately 18.5 pounds or 8.4 kilograms of gold
Verse 28

Original words

Then I toldוָאֹמְרָ֣הH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singularthemאֲלֵהֶ֗םH413Preposition | third person masculine pluralYouאַתֶּ֥םH859Pronoun - second person masculine pluralare holyקֹ֙דֶשׁ֙H6944Noun - masculine singularto the LORDלַיהוָ֔הH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularand these articles [are]וְהַכֵּלִ֖יםH3627Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine pluralholyקֹ֑דֶשׁH6944Noun - masculine singularThe silverוְהַכֶּ֤סֶףH3701Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singularand goldוְהַזָּהָב֙H2091Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singularare a freewill offeringנְדָבָ֔הH5071Noun - feminine singularto the LORDלַיהוָ֖הH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularthe Godאֱלֹהֵ֥יH430Noun - masculine plural constructof your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃H1Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Verse 29

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Guard themשִׁקְד֣וּH8245Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralcarefullyוְשִׁמְר֗וּH8104Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluraluntilעַֽד־H5704Prepositionyou weigh them outתִּשְׁקְל֡וּH8254Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralin the chambersהַלִּשְׁכ֖וֹתH3957Article | Noun - feminine plural constructof the houseבֵּ֥יתH1004Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָֽה׃H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularin Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םH3389Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singularbeforeלִפְנֵי֩H6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructthe leadingשָׂרֵ֨יH8269Noun - masculine plural constructpriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםH3548Article | Noun - masculine pluralLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֛םH3881Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluraland headsוְשָׂרֵֽי־H8269Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural constructof the Israeliteלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singularfamiliesהָאָב֥וֹתH1Article | Noun - masculine plural
Verse 30

Original words

So the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםH3548Article | Noun - masculine pluraland Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םH3881Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluraltook charge ofוְקִבְּלוּ֙H6901Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralthe silverהַכֶּ֥סֶףH3701Article | Noun - masculine singularand goldוְהַזָּהָ֖בH2091Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singularand sacred articlesוְהַכֵּלִ֑יםH3627Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine pluralthat had been weighed outמִשְׁקַ֛לH4948Noun - masculine singular constructto be takenלְהָבִ֥יאH935Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructto the houseלְבֵ֥יתH1004Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructof our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃פH430Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common pluralin Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םH3389Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular

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