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Ezra 8:31-36
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Ezra 8:31-36
New International Version
31 On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal(A) to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us,(B) and he protected us from enemies and bandits along the way. 32 So we arrived in Jerusalem, where we rested three days.(C)
33 On the fourth day, in the house of our God, we weighed out(D) the silver and gold and the sacred articles into the hands of Meremoth(E) son of Uriah, the priest. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him, and so were the Levites Jozabad(F) son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui.(G) 34 Everything was accounted for by number and weight, and the entire weight was recorded at that time.
35 Then the exiles who had returned from captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls(H) for all Israel,(I) ninety-six rams, seventy-seven male lambs and, as a sin offering,[a] twelve male goats.(J) All this was a burnt offering to the Lord. 36 They also delivered the king’s orders(K) to the royal satraps and to the governors of Trans-Euphrates,(L) who then gave assistance to the people and to the house of God.(M)
Footnotes
- Ezra 8:35 Or purification offering
Ezra 8:31-36
Christian Standard Bible
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
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