Ezra 8:24-30
International Standard Version
Ezra Delegates Responsibilities
24 Next I selected twelve of the chief priests—Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them— 25 and divided between them the silver, the gold, the vessels, and the offering for the Temple of our God which the king had offered, along with his advisors, his senior officials, and all of Israel assembled there. 26 I divided among them[a] 650 silver talents,[b] silver utensils weighing 100 talents,[c] 100 talents[d] of gold, 27 20 gold basins weighing 1,000 darics[e] each, and two vessels made of polished brass, as valuable as gold.
28 I told them, “You are consecrated[f] to the Lord, and the vessels are also consecrated.[g] The silver and the gold are a freely given offering to the Lord God of your ancestors. 29 Guard and protect them until you disperse them to the chief priests, the descendants of Levi, and to the family leaders of Israel at Jerusalem in the chambers of the Temple of the Lord.”
30 So the priests and descendants of Levi took possession of the silver, the gold, and the vessels in order to bring them to Jerusalem, to the Temple of our God.
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- Ezra 8:26 Lit. divided upon their hand
- Ezra 8:26 I.e. about 48,750 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
- Ezra 8:26 I.e. about 7,500 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
- Ezra 8:26 I.e. about 7,500 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
- Ezra 8:27 I.e. about 15.6 pounds; a daric weighed about one quarter of an ounce
- Ezra 8:28 Or holy
- Ezra 8:28 Or holy
Ezra 8:24-30
Lexham English Bible
The Priests’ Gift for the Temple
24 I set apart twelve of the official priests: Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers with them. 25 Then I weighed out to them silver and gold and the vessels, the offering of the house of our God that the king, his counselors, his commanders, and all of Israel who was present offered. 26 I weighed out into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, one hundred vessels of silver, one hundred talents of gold, 27 twenty gold bowls worth one thousand darics, and two vessels of good polished bronze as precious as gold. 28 And I said to them, “You are holy to Yahweh and the vessels are holy. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to Yahweh, God of your ancestors.[a] 29 Guard and look after them until you weigh them before the chief priests, the Levites, and the heads of the families[b] of Israel in Jerusalem, in the chamber of the house of Yahweh.” 30 So the priests and Levites took over the weighed silver, gold, and the vessels to bring to Jerusalem for the house of our God.
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