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.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

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

25 and 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.

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

27 20 gold bowls valued at 1,000 darics, and two articles of fine polished bronze, as precious as gold.

28 Then 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.

29 Guard 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.”

30 So 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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References and Original Words

Verse 24

Cross-references

Ezra 8:18 Classic cross-references

Original words

Then I set apart וָאַבְדִּ֛ילָה H914 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular twelve שְׁנֵ֣ים H8147 Number - md . . . עָשָׂ֑ר H6240 Number - masculine singular of the leading מִשָּׂרֵ֥י H8269 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct priests הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים H3548 Article | Noun - masculine plural together with Sherebiah לְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֣ה H8274 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Hashabiah חֲשַׁבְיָ֔ה H2811 Noun - proper - masculine singular and וְעִמָּהֶ֥ם H5973 Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine plural ten עֲשָׂרָֽה׃ H6235 Number - masculine singular of their brothers מֵאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם H251 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural

Verse 25

Cross-references

Ezra 7:14 Classic cross-references Ezra 8:33 Classic cross-references Isaiah 52:11 Classic cross-references Ezra 1:8 Classic cross-references Ezra 2:69 Classic cross-references

Original words

and I weighed out וָאֶשְׁקוֹלָה H8254 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular to them לָהֶ֔ם Preposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the contribution תְּרוּמַ֣ת H8641 Noun - feminine singular construct of silver הַכֶּ֥סֶף H3701 Article | Noun - masculine singular and וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker gold הַזָּהָ֖ב H2091 Article | Noun - masculine singular and וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker the articles הַכֵּלִ֑ים H3627 Article | Noun - masculine plural that the king הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ H4428 Article | Noun - masculine singular his counselors וְיֹעֲצָ֣יו H3289 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular his leaders וְשָׂרָ֔יו H8269 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular and all וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct the Israelites יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל H3478 Noun - proper - feminine singular there הַנִּמְצָאִֽים׃ H4672 Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural had offered הַהֵרִ֙ימוּ֙ H7311 Article | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural for the house בֵּית־ H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct of our God אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural

Verse 26

Cross-references

Zechariah 6:10 Classic cross-references

Original words

I weighed out וָאֶשְׁקֲלָ֨ה H8254 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular into עַל־ H5921 Preposition their hands יָדָ֜ם H3027 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural 650 שֵֽׁשׁ־ H8337 Number - feminine singular construct . . . מֵא֣וֹת H3967 Number - feminine plural . . . וַחֲמִשִּׁ֔ים H2572 Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural talents כִּכָּרִים֙ H3603 Noun - feminine plural of silver כֶּ֗סֶף H3701 Noun - masculine singular construct articles וּכְלֵי־ H3627 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct of silver כֶ֥סֶף H3701 Noun - masculine singular [weighing] 100 מֵאָ֖ה H3967 Number - feminine singular talents לְכִכָּרִ֑ים H3603 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural 100 מֵאָ֥ה H3967 Number - feminine singular talents כִכָּֽר׃ H3603 Noun - feminine singular of gold זָהָ֖ב H2091 Noun - 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

20 עֶשְׂרִ֔ים H6242 Number - common plural gold זָהָב֙ H2091 Noun - masculine singular bowls וּכְפֹרֵ֤י H3713 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct [valued at] 1,000 אָ֑לֶף H505 Number - masculine singular darics לַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֖ים H150 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural and two שְׁנַ֔יִם H8147 Number - md articles וּכְלֵ֨י H3627 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct of fine טוֹבָה֙ H2896 Adjective - feminine singular polished מֻצְהָ֤ב H6668 Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular bronze נְחֹ֜שֶׁת H5178 Noun - feminine singular as precious as חֲמוּדֹ֖ת H2530 Noun - feminine plural gold כַּזָּהָֽב׃ H2091 Preposition-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

Cross-references

Leviticus 22:2 Classic cross-references Leviticus 21:6 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 33:8 Classic cross-references

Original words

Then I told וָאֹמְרָ֣ה H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular them אֲלֵהֶ֗ם H413 Preposition | third person masculine plural You אַתֶּ֥ם H859 Pronoun - second person masculine plural are holy קֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ H6944 Noun - masculine singular to the LORD לַיהוָ֔ה H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular and these articles [are] וְהַכֵּלִ֖ים H3627 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural holy קֹ֑דֶשׁ H6944 Noun - masculine singular The silver וְהַכֶּ֤סֶף H3701 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular and gold וְהַזָּהָב֙ H2091 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular are a freewill offering נְדָבָ֔ה H5071 Noun - feminine singular to the LORD לַיהוָ֖ה H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular the God אֱלֹהֵ֥י H430 Noun - masculine plural construct of your fathers אֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ H1 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural

Verse 29

Cross-references

Ezra 8:33 Classic cross-references

Original words

Guard them שִׁקְד֣וּ H8245 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural carefully וְשִׁמְר֗וּ H8104 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural until עַֽד־ H5704 Preposition you weigh them out תִּשְׁקְל֡וּ H8254 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural in the chambers הַלִּשְׁכ֖וֹת H3957 Article | Noun - feminine plural construct of the house בֵּ֥ית H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular in Jerusalem בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם H3389 Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular before לִפְנֵי֩ H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct the leading שָׂרֵ֨י H8269 Noun - masculine plural construct priests הַכֹּהֲנִ֧ים H3548 Article | Noun - masculine plural Levites וְהַלְוִיִּ֛ם H3881 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural and heads וְשָׂרֵֽי־ H8269 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct of the Israelite לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל H3478 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular families הָאָב֥וֹת H1 Article | Noun - masculine plural

Verse 30

Cross-references

Ezra 8:33 Classic cross-references

Original words

So the priests הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים H3548 Article | Noun - masculine plural and Levites וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם H3881 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural took charge of וְקִבְּלוּ֙ H6901 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural the silver הַכֶּ֥סֶף H3701 Article | Noun - masculine singular and gold וְהַזָּהָ֖ב H2091 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular and sacred articles וְהַכֵּלִ֑ים H3627 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural that had been weighed out מִשְׁקַ֛ל H4948 Noun - masculine singular construct to be taken לְהָבִ֥יא H935 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct to the house לְבֵ֥ית H1004 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct of our God אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃פ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural in Jerusalem לִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם H3389 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular

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