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Now Cyrus king of Persia entrusted them to the treasurer Mithredath, and he counted them out to Sheshbazzar, the leader[a] of Judah.

This is a tally of several different kinds of vessels:

gold dishes30
silver dishes1,000
pans[b]29
10 gold bowls30
silver bowls of other kinds410
other articles1,000
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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 1:8 The title leader (nasi) does not necessarily refer to a prince, the son of a king. Sheshbazzar is, however, traditionally called a prince because the line of the Messiah is traced through him.
  2. Ezra 1:9 The precise identification of some of these objects is uncertain. For example, the term translated pans may mean knives.

Cyrus king of Persia had them brought by Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar(A) the prince of Judah.

This was the inventory:

gold dishes30
silver dishes1,000
silver pans[a]29
10 gold bowls30
matching silver bowls410
other articles1,000
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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 1:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.