Ezra 8:31-36
Christian Standard Bible
Arrival in Jerusalem
31 We set out from the Ahava River on the twelfth day of the first month to go to Jerusalem. We were strengthened by our God,[a](A) and he kept us from the grasp of the enemy and from ambush along the way.(B) 32 So we arrived at Jerusalem and rested there for three days.(C) 33 On the fourth day the silver, the gold, and the articles were weighed out in the house of our God into the care of the priest Meremoth son of Uriah. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him. The Levites Jozabad(D) son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui were also with them. 34 Everything was verified by number and weight, and the total weight was recorded at that time.
35 The exiles who had returned from the captivity(E) offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, and seventy-seven lambs, along with twelve male goats as a sin offering. All this was a burnt offering for the Lord.(F) 36 They also delivered the king’s edicts to the royal satraps and governors of the region west of the Euphrates,(G) so that they would support the people and the house of God.(H)
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- 8:31 Lit The hand of our God was on us
Ezra 8:31-36
English Standard Version
31 Then we departed from the river Ahava (A)on the twelfth day of the first month, to go to Jerusalem. (B)The hand of our God was on us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and from ambushes by the way. 32 (C)We came to Jerusalem, and there we remained three days. 33 On the fourth day, within the house of our God, the silver and the gold and the vessels were (D)weighed into the hands of (E)Meremoth the priest, son of Uriah, and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas, and with them were the Levites, (F)Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of (G)Binnui. 34 The whole was counted and weighed, and the weight of everything was recorded.
35 At that time (H)those who had come from captivity, the returned exiles, offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel, (I)twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and as a sin offering twelve male goats. All this was a burnt offering to the Lord. 36 (J)They also delivered the king's commissions to the king's (K)satraps[a] and to the governors of the province Beyond the River, and they aided the people and the house of God.
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- Ezra 8:36 A satrap was a Persian official
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