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
Ezra 8:31-36
International Standard Version
31 Then we left the Ahava River for Jerusalem on the twelfth day[a] of the first month. Our God’s protection[b] was with us, and he delivered us from the enemy’s power[c] and from ambush along the way.
Ezra’s Delegation Arrives in Jerusalem
32 We arrived in Jerusalem and remained there three days. 33 On the fourth day the silver, the gold, and the vessels were distributed at the Temple of our God into the care[d] of Uriah’s son Meremoth the priest, Phinehas’ son Eleazar, Jeshua’s son Jozabad, and Binnui’s son Noadiah, the descendants of Levi. 34 Distribution was according to inventory[e] and weight, with all weights being recorded at that time.
35 The descendants of those who had been taken into captivity and who had returned from captivity offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls for all of Israel, 96 rams, 77 lambs, and twelve male goats as a sin offering—all of them burnt offerings to the Lord. 36 Then they delivered copies of[f] the king’s orders to the king’s officers, and governors on this side of the Euphrates[g] River. The orders were in support of the people and God’s Temple.
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