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31 Then we set out from (A)the river Ahava on (B)the twelfth of the first month to go to Jerusalem; and (C)the hand of our God was upon us, and He delivered us from the hand of the enemy and the ambushes by the way. 32 (D)Thus we came to Jerusalem and remained there three days.

Silver, Gold, and Utensils Weighed

33 On the fourth day the silver and the gold and the utensils (E)were weighed out in the house of our God into the hand of (F)Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest, and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them were the Levites, Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of Binnui. 34 Everything was numbered and weighed, and all the weight was written down at that time.

35 (G)The exiles who had come from the captivity brought burnt offerings near to the God of Israel: (H)12 bulls for all Israel, 96 rams, 77 lambs, 12 male goats for a sin offering, all as a burnt offering to Yahweh. 36 Then (I)they gave the king’s edicts to (J)the king’s satraps and to the governors in the provinces beyond the [a]River, and they supported the people and the house of God.

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  1. Ezra 8:36 The Euphrates River

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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  1. Ezra 8:36 A satrap was a Persian official