Ezra 8:25

Priests to Guard the Offerings · Ezra 8:24–31
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Translations

Modern
…and I weighed out to them the contribution of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his counselors, his leaders, and all the Israelites there had offered for the house of our God.
Traditional
And weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellors, and his lords, and all Israel there present, had offered:
Literal
And I weighed out to them the silver and the gold and the articles, the contribution of the house of our God, which the king, and his counselors, and his princes, and all Israel—those present—had offered.
Latin
…appendique eis argentum et aurum, et vasa consecrata domus Dei nostri, quæ obtulerat rex et consiliatores ejus, et principes ejus, universusque Israël eorum qui inventi fuerant:

Original

Hebrew
English
…and I weighed out to them the contribution of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his counselors, his leaders, and all the Israelites there had offered for the house of our God.

Notes

The leaders were responsible for transporting offerings for the temple and sacrifices. Since these gifts were holy and belonged to God (Ezra 8:28), the priests needed to care for them.

Theme notes and profiles

Ezra

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Ahava Book of Ezra First Book of Esdras Meremoth

Topics

Gold used As Money Integrity: Integrity: Priests Levites: Functions of had Charge of the Temple Liberality: Artaxerxes Liberality: Jews After the Captivity Money: Gold Used As Priest: Miscellaneous Facts Concerning: Return from the Captivity Temple: The Second: Artaxerxes' Favorable Action Toward